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NORMS FOR ADULT PINCH STRENGTH - Palmer Pinch strength performance of all subjects (pounds)
men women
age hand mean SD low-high mean SD low-high
20-24 dominant 26.6 5.3 18-45 17.2 2.3 14-23
non-dominant 25.7 5.8 15-42 16.3 2.8 11-24
25-29 dominant 26.0 4.3 19-35 17.7 3.2 13-29
non-dominant 25.1 4.2 19-36 17.0 3.0 13-26
30-34 dominant 24.7 4.7 16-34 19.3 5.0 12-34
non-dominant 25.4 5.7 15-37 18.1 4.8 12-32
35-39 dominant 26.2 4.1 19-36 17.5 4.2 13-29
non-dominant 25.9 5.4 14-40 17.1 3.4 12-24
40-44 dominant 24.5 4.3 17-37 17.0 3.1 10-23
non-dominant 24.8 4.9 15-37 16.6 3.5 14-25
45-49 dominant 24.0 3.3 19-33 17.9 3.0 12-27
non-dominant 23.7 3.8 8-33 17.5 2.8 12-24
50-54 dominant 23.8 5.4 15-36 17.3 3.1 12-23
non-dominant 24.0 5.8 16-36 16.4 2.9 12-22
55-59 dominant 23.7 4.8 16-34 16.0 3.1 11-26
non-dominant 21.3 4.5 12-25 15.4 3.0 11-21
60-64 dominant 21.8 3.3 16-28 14.8 3.1 10-20
non-dominant 21.2 3.2 15-27 14.3 2.7 10-20
65-69 dominant 21.4 3.0 15-25 14.2 3.1 8-20
non-dominant 21.2 4.1 14-30 13.7 3.4 8-22
70-75 dominant 18.1 3.4 14-27 14.4 2.6 9-19
non-dominant 18.8 3.3 13-27 14.0 1.9 10-17
75+ dominant 18.7 4.2 9-26 12.0 2.6 8-17
non-dominant 18.3 3.8 10-26 11.5 2.6 6-16
ALL dominant 23.4 5.0 9-45 16.3 3.8 8-34
non-dominant 23.0 5.3 10-42 15.7 3.6 6-32