Grip Dynamometer Norms for Adult Grip Strength (kgs)
Average Performance of all Subjects on Grip Strength (kilograms) -
age
hand
dominant
20-24
non-dominant
dominant
25-29
non-dominant
dominant
30-34
non-dominant
dominant
35-39
non-dominant
dominant
40-44
non-dominant
dominant
45-49
non-dominant
dominant
50-54
non-dominant
dominant
55-59
non-dominant
dominant
60-64
non-dominant
dominant
65-69
non-dominant
dominant
70-74
non-dominant
dominant
75+
non-dominant
dominant
ALL
non-dominant
Test results
Men
mean
SD
SE
54.88
9.34
1.72
47.40
9.89
1.81
54.79
10.43
2.00
50.12
7.35
2.00
55.25
10.16
1.95
50.08
9.84
1.91
54.30
10.89
2.18
51.21
9.84
1.91
52.98
9.39
1.86
51.17
8.48
1.68
49.85
10.43
1.95
45.72
10.34
1.95
51.53
8.21
1.63
46.22
7.71
1.54
45.86
12.11
2.63
37.74
10.61
2.31
40.69
9.25
1.91
34.84
9.21
1.86
41.32
9.34
1.81
34.84
8.98
1.72
34.16
9.75
1.91
29.39
8.21
1.68
29.80
9.53
1.91
24.95
7.71
1.54
47.31
12.84
0.73
42.23
12.52
0.73
low-high
mean
41.3 - 75.7
31.93
32.2 - 68.0
27.67
35.4 - 71.7
33.79
34.9 - 63.0
28.80
31.8 - 77.1
35.70
29.0 - 65.8
30.84
34.5 - 79.8
33.61
33.1 - 71.2
30.07
38.1 - 74.8
31.93
33.1 - 71.2
28.26
29.5 - 70.3
28.21
26.3 - 72.6
25.40
35.8 - 68.5
29.85
31.8 - 64.9
25.99
26.8 - 64.9
25.99
19.5 - 58.1
21.45
23.1 - 62.1
24.99
12.2 - 52.6
20.73
25.4 - 59.4
22.50
19.5 - 53.1
18.60
14.5 - 49.0
22.50
14.5 - 42.2
18.82
18.1 - 61.2
19.32
14.1 - 54.0
17.06
14.5 - 79.8
28.49
12.2 - 72.6
24.45
Women
SD
SE
low-high
6.58
1.27
20.9 - 43.1
5.94
1.18
15.0 - 39.9
6.30
1.22
21.8 - 44.0
5.53
1.09
21.8 - 44.0
8.71
1.72
20.9 - 62.1
8.03
1.59
16.3 - 52.2
4.90
1.00
22.7 - 44.9
5.31
1.04
22.2 - 41.3
6.12
1.09
17.2 - 46.7
6.26
1.13
15.9 - 42.6
6.85
1.36
17.7 - 45.4
5.76
0.95
16.8 - 37.6
5.26
1.04
17.2 - 39.5
4.85
0.95
15.9 - 34.5
5.67
1.13
15.0 - 39.0
5.40
1.09
14.1 - 34.5
4.58
0.91
16.8 - 34.9
4.58
0.91
13.2 - 29.9
4.40
0.82
15.9 - 33.6
3.72
0.68
13.2 - 28.6
5.31
1.00
15.0 - 35.4
4.63
0.86
10.4 - 30.4
4.99
1.00
11.3 - 29.5
4.04
0.77
10.9 - 27.7
7.71
0.44
11.3 - 62.1
7.12
0.40
10.4 - 52.2