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.

Grant R Tomkinson, Justin J Lang, Lukáš Rubín, Ryan McGrath, Bethany Gower, Terry Boyle, Marilyn G Klug, Alexandra J Mayhew, Henry T Blake, Francisco B Ortega, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Costan G Magnussen, Brooklyn J Fraser, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yang Liu, Kaare Christensen, Darryl P Leong

Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

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.

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Research summary

The paper is relevant to longevity research as it addresses handgrip strength, a significant marker of health status and a predictor of age-related diseases and disability. By establishing international norms for handgrip strength, the study contributes to understanding muscular strength across the adult lifespan, which is crucial for assessing health in aging populations. However, while the findings are solid and provide valuable data, they do not represent a major breakthrough or transformative advancement in the field of longevity research, hence the moderate impact score.

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