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International norms for adult handgrip strength : A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions (2024)


Tomkinson, Grant R., Lang, Justin J., Rubín, Lukáš, McGrath, Ryan, Gower, Bethany, Boyle, Terry, Klug, Marilyn G., Mayhew, Alexandra J., Blake, Henry T., Ortega, Francisco B., Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina, Magnussen, Costan G., Fraser, Brooklyn J., Kidokoro, Tetsuhiro, Liu, Yang, Christensen, Kaare, Leong, Darryl P., The iGRIPS (International handGRIP Strength) Group. (2024). International norms for adult handgrip strength : A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions. Journal of Sport and Health Science, Early online, Article 101014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014


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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajatTomkinson, Grant R.; Lang, Justin J.; Rubín, Lukáš; McGrath, Ryan; Gower, Bethany; Boyle, Terry; Klug, Marilyn G.; Mayhew, Alexandra J.; Blake, Henry T.; Ortega, Francisco B.; et al.

Lehti tai sarjaJournal of Sport and Health Science

ISSN2095-2546

eISSN2213-2961

Julkaisuvuosi2024

Ilmestymispäivä06.12.2024

VolyymiEarly online

Artikkelinumero101014

KustantajaElsevier

JulkaisumaaAlankomaat

Julkaisun kielienglanti

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettuhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/375371


Tiivistelmä

Background
Muscular strength is a powerful marker of current health status and robust predictor of age-related disease and disability. Handgrip strength (HGS) using isometric dynamometry is a convenient, feasible, and widely used method of assessing muscular strength among people of all ages. While adult HGS norms have been published for many countries, no study has yet synthesized available data to produce international norms. The objective of this study was to generate international sex- and age-specific norms for absolute and body size-normalized HGS across the adult lifespan.

Methods
Systematic searches were conducted in 6 databases/web search engines (MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Google Scholar) up to December 1, 2023. We included full-text peer-reviewed observational studies that reported normative HGS data for adults aged ≥20 years by sex and age. Pseudo data were generated using Monte Carlo simulation following harmonization for methodological variation. Population-weighted Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale, and Shape were used to develop sex- and age-specific norms for absolute HGS (kg) and HGS normalized by height (Ht, m) squared (i.e., HGS/Ht2 in kg/m2). Norms were tabulated as percentile values (5th to 95th) and visualized as smoothed percentile curves.

Results
We included data from 100 unique observational studies representing 2,405,863 adults (51.9% female) aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions tested from the year 2000 onward. On average, absolute and normalized HGS values negligibly improved throughout early adulthood, peaked from age 30–39 years (at 47.8 kg [males] and 29.7 kg [females] for absolute HGS or 16.3 kg/m2 [males] and 11.3 kg/m2 [females] for HGS/Ht2), and declined afterwards. The age-related decline in HGS accelerated from middle to late adulthood and was slightly larger for males than for females during middle adulthood.

Conclusion
This study provides the world's largest and most geographically comprehensive international norms for adult HGS by sex and age. These norms have utility for global peer-comparisons, health screening, and surveillance.


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Vapaat asiasanatadult; reference values; hand strength; mass screening; population health


Liittyvät organisaatiot


OKM-raportointiKyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi2024

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