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Table 3 Mean toe grip strength and mean toe grip strength/weight

From: Reference values for toe grip strength among Japanese adults aged 20 to 79 years: a cross-sectional study

 

Mean TGS (kg)

Mean TGS/Wt (%)

Men

Women

Men

Women

20s

16.9 (6.0)

10.4 (4.1)

26.5(10.2)

20.0 (7.9)

30s

17.1 (5.0)

11.5 (4.9)

25.7 (7.8)*

22.1 (9.4)

40s

15.8 (6.2)

11.6 (4.5)

23.4 (9.0)

21.8 (8.0)

50s

14.4 (4.8)†b

8.9 (3.6)BC

22.2 (7.8)

17.3 (6.9)BC

60s

12.0 (4.5)†ABCD

8.9 (4.0)BC

19.3 (7.5)*ABC

17.5 (8.2)BC

70s

10.4 (3.3)†ABCDE

7.3 (3.6)ABCDE

16.5 (5.1)†ABCDE

14.6 (7.4)ABCDE

  1. Data expressed as means (standard deviation). TGS, toe grip strength; Wt, Weight.
  2. *p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 vs. women. p < 0.01: A, B, C, D, E vs. 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, respectively; bp < 0.05 vs. 30s.