NORMS FOR ADULT PINCH STRENGTH
Key Pinch strength performance of all subjects (kilograms)
men
women
age
hand
mean
SD
low-high
mean
SD
low-high
20-24
dominant
11.79
1.59
9.5 - 15.4
7.98
0.91
6.4 - 10.4
non-dominant
11.25
1.54
8.6 - 14.1
7.35
0.95
5.9 - 10.4
25-29
dominant
12.11
2.22
8.6 - 18.6
8.03
0.95
6.4 - 10.0
non-dominant
11.34
2.13
8.6 - 17.7
7.53
0.95
5.9 - 10.0
30-34
dominant
11.97
2.18
9.1 - 16.3
8.48
1.36
5.9 - 11.3
non-dominant
11.88
2.31
7.7 - 16.3
8.07
1.63
5.4 - 11.8
35-39
dominant
11.84
1.45
9.5 - 14.5
7.53
0.91
5.4 - 9.5
non-dominant
11.61
1.77
8.2 - 14.5
7.26
1.22
5.4 - 10.0
40-44
dominant
11.61
1.18
9.5 - 14.1
7.57
1.41
4.5 - 10.9
non-dominant
11.39
1.81
8.6 - 14.1
7.17
1.41
3.6 - 10.0
45-49
dominant
11.70
1.77
8.6 - 15.9
7.98
1.45
5.9 - 10.9
non-dominant
11.25
2.00
8.2 - 19.1
7.53
1.32
5.4 - 10.9
50-54
dominant
12.11
2.00
9.1 - 15.4
7.57
1.13
5.4 - 10.0
non-dominant
11.84
1.91
9.1 - 16.8
7.30
1.22
5.4 - 10.0
55-59
dominant
10.98
1.91
8.2 - 15.4
7.12
1.13
5.0 - 9.5
non-dominant
10.43
2.13
5.9 - 14.1
6.67
1.00
5.4 - 8.6
60-64
dominant
10.52
2.45
6.4 - 16.8
7.03
1.22
4.5 - 9.1
non-dominant
10.07
1.86
7.3 - 15.0
6.40
1.13
4.5 - 8.6
65-69
dominant
10.61
1.77
7.7 - 14.5
6.80
1.18
4.5 - 9.5
non-dominant
9.98
1.63
7.7 - 12.7
6.49
1.27
4.5 - 9.1
70-75
dominant
8.75
1.09
7.3 - 11.3
6.58
1.32
3.6 - 10.0
non-dominant
8.71
1.36
5.9 - 12.7
6.26
1.36
4.1 - 10.0
75+
dominant
9.30
2.09
4.1 - 14.1
5.72
1.04
3.6 - 7.7
non-dominant
8.66
1.36
5.9 - 10.9
5.17
1.18
3.2 - 7.3
ALL
dominant
11.11
2.09
4.1 - 18.6
7.35
1.36
3.6 - 11.3
non-dominant
10.70
2.09
5.0 - 19.1
6.94
1.41
3.2 - 11.8
KEY PINCH NORMS (KGS)