Table 1
Grip strength percentile values by age group and sex
Age (years) | P5 | P10 | P20 | P30 | P40 | P50 | P60 | P70 | P80 | P90 | P95 |
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kg | |||||||||||
Males | |||||||||||
6 to 7 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 28.3 |
8 to 9 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 28.2 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 35.2 | 37.7 |
10 to 11 | 23.6 | 26.8 | 30.7 | 33.5 | 35.9 | 38.1 | 40.3 | 42.7 | 45.7 | 49.9 | 53.4 |
12 to 13 | 33.2 | 37.6 | 42.8 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 52.3 | 55.2 | 58.3 | 62.1 | 67.7 | 72.6 |
14 to 15 | 42.4 | 47.8 | 54.2 | 58.6 | 62.2 | 65.5 | 68.8 | 72.5 | 77.1 | 83.9 | 89.9 |
16 to 17 | 50.0 | 56.2 | 63.4 | 68.3 | 72.3 | 75.9 | 79.6 | 83.7 | 88.8 | 96.5 | 103.3 |
18 to 19 | 55.7 | 62.3 | 70.0 | 75.3 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 87.2 | 91.5 | 97.0 | 105.1 | 112.4 |
20 to 24 | 61.8 | 68.8 | 76.9 | 82.3 | 86.8 | 90.7 | 94.7 | 99.2 | 104.9 | 113.4 | 121.1 |
25 to 29 | 66.2 | 73.2 | 81.3 | 86.8 | 91.3 | 95.3 | 99.3 | 103.9 | 109.6 | 118.1 | 125.8 |
30 to 34 | 67.5 | 74.3 | 82.2 | 87.6 | 92.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 | 104.5 | 110.1 | 118.4 | 125.8 |
35 to 39 | 67.1 | 73.6 | 81.2 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 94.8 | 98.8 | 103.2 | 108.7 | 116.7 | 123.8 |
40 to 44 | 65.7 | 71.9 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 88.7 | 92.6 | 96.5 | 100.9 | 106.2 | 114.0 | 120.7 |
45 to 49 | 63.8 | 69.8 | 76.9 | 81.9 | 86.1 | 89.9 | 93.8 | 98.1 | 103.3 | 110.8 | 117.3 |
50 to 54 | 61.6 | 67.4 | 74.3 | 79.1 | 83.2 | 87.0 | 90.8 | 95.0 | 100.1 | 107.4 | 113.6 |
55 to 59 | 59.2 | 64.8 | 71.5 | 76.3 | 80.3 | 84.0 | 87.7 | 91.8 | 96.7 | 103.8 | 109.9 |
60 to 64 | 56.7 | 62.1 | 68.7 | 73.3 | 77.2 | 80.8 | 84.4 | 88.4 | 93.2 | 100.1 | 106.0 |
65 to 69 | 54.0 | 59.4 | 65.7 | 70.2 | 74.0 | 77.5 | 81.0 | 84.8 | 89.5 | 96.2 | 102.0 |
70 to 74 | 51.3 | 56.5 | 62.7 | 67.1 | 70.7 | 74.1 | 77.4 | 81.1 | 85.7 | 92.2 | 98.0 |
75 to 79 | 48.5 | 53.6 | 59.7 | 63.9 | 67.4 | 70.6 | 73.8 | 77.3 | 81.7 | 88.1 | 93.8 |
Females | |||||||||||
6 to 7 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 24.5 | 26.4 |
8 to 9 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 24.3 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 33.9 | 36.3 |
10 to 11 | 22.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 33.9 | 35.7 | 37.7 | 40.1 | 43.6 | 46.6 |
12 to 13 | 27.8 | 30.7 | 34.3 | 36.8 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 45.2 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 55.5 |
14 to 15 | 32.0 | 35.2 | 39.1 | 41.8 | 44.2 | 46.4 | 48.6 | 51.1 | 54.1 | 58.4 | 62.2 |
16 to 17 | 34.9 | 38.3 | 42.4 | 45.3 | 47.8 | 50.2 | 52.5 | 55.1 | 58.3 | 62.9 | 66.8 |
18 to 19 | 36.8 | 40.2 | 44.4 | 47.4 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 54.9 | 57.6 | 60.9 | 65.6 | 69.7 |
20 to 24 | 38.2 | 41.7 | 46.0 | 49.1 | 51.8 | 54.3 | 56.9 | 59.7 | 63.0 | 67.8 | 71.9 |
25 to 29 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 46.8 | 50.0 | 52.7 | 55.3 | 57.9 | 60.8 | 64.2 | 69.0 | 73.1 |
30 to 34 | 39.3 | 42.9 | 47.2 | 50.4 | 53.2 | 55.8 | 58.4 | 61.3 | 64.7 | 69.6 | 73.8 |
35 to 39 | 39.4 | 43.0 | 47.4 | 50.6 | 53.4 | 56.0 | 58.6 | 61.5 | 64.9 | 69.9 | 74.1 |
40 to 44 | 39.1 | 42.8 | 47.2 | 50.4 | 53.1 | 55.7 | 58.2 | 61.1 | 64.5 | 69.5 | 73.8 |
45 to 49 | 38.4 | 42.1 | 46.6 | 49.7 | 52.4 | 54.8 | 57.3 | 60.0 | 63.4 | 68.4 | 72.7 |
50 to 54 | 37.4 | 41.1 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 51.1 | 53.4 | 55.7 | 58.4 | 61.7 | 66.6 | 70.9 |
55 to 59 | 36.0 | 39.7 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 49.4 | 51.6 | 53.8 | 56.4 | 59.6 | 64.4 | 68.7 |
60 to 64 | 34.5 | 38.2 | 42.4 | 45.2 | 47.5 | 49.6 | 51.7 | 54.1 | 57.2 | 61.9 | 66.1 |
65 to 69 | 33.0 | 36.5 | 40.6 | 43.3 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 49.4 | 51.7 | 54.7 | 59.2 | 63.4 |
70 to 74 | 31.3 | 34.8 | 38.7 | 41.4 | 43.5 | 45.3 | 47.1 | 49.3 | 52.1 | 56.5 | 60.6 |
75 to 79 | 29.7 | 33.1 | 36.9 | 39.4 | 41.4 | 43.1 | 44.8 | 46.9 | 49.5 | 53.8 | 57.8 |
Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey cycle 5 (2016 to 2017). |
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