NORMS FOR ADULT PINCH STRENGTH
Palmar Pinch strength performance of all subjects (kilograms)
men
women
age
hand
mean
SD
low-high
mean
SD
low-high
20-24
dominant
12.07
2.40
8.2 - 20.4
7.80
1.04
6.4 - 10.4
non-dominant
11.66
2.63
6.8 - 19.1
7.39
1.27
5.0 - 10.9
25-29
dominant
11.79
1.95
8.6 - 15.9
8.03
1.45
5.9 - 13.2
non-dominant
11.39
1.91
8.6 - 16.3
7.71
1.36
5.9 - 11.8
30-34
dominant
11.20
2.13
7.3 - 15.4
8.75
2.27
5.4 - 15.4
non-dominant
11.52
2.59
6.8 - 16.8
8.21
2.18
5.4 - 14.5
35-39
dominant
11.88
1.86
8.6 - 16.3
7.94
1.91
5.9 - 13.2
non-dominant
11.75
2.45
6.4 - 18.1
7.76
1.54
5.4 - 10.9
40-44
dominant
11.11
1.95
7.7 - 16.8
7.71
1.41
4.5 - 10.4
non-dominant
11.25
2.22
6.8 - 16.8
7.53
1.59
6.4 - 11.3
45-49
dominant
10.89
1.50
8.6 - 15.0
8.12
1.36
5.4 - 12.2
non-dominant
10.75
1.72
3.6 - 15.0
7.94
1.27
5.4 - 10.9
50-54
dominant
10.80
2.45
6.8 - 16.3
7.85
1.41
5.4 - 10.4
non-dominant
10.89
2.63
7.3 - 16.3
7.44
1.32
5.4 - 10.0
55-59
dominant
10.75
2.18
7.3 - 15.4
7.26
1.41
5.0 - 11.8
non-dominant
9.66
2.04
5.4 - 11.3
6.99
1.36
5.0 - 9.5
60-64
dominant
9.89
1.50
7.3 - 12.7
6.71
1.41
4.5 - 9.1
non-dominant
9.62
1.45
6.8 - 12.2
6.49
1.22
4.5 - 9.1
65-69
dominant
9.71
1.36
6.8 - 11.3
6.44
1.41
3.6 - 9.1
non-dominant
9.62
1.86
6.4 - 13.6
6.21
1.54
3.6 - 10.0
70-75
dominant
8.21
1.54
6.4 - 12.2
6.53
1.18
4.1 - 8.6
non-dominant
8.53
1.50
5.9 - 12.2
6.35
0.86
4.5 - 7.7
75+
dominant
8.48
1.91
4.1 - 11.8
5.44
1.18
3.6 - 7.7
non-dominant
8.30
1.72
4.5 - 11.8
5.22
1.18
2.7 - 7.3
ALL
dominant
10.61
2.27
4.1 - 20.4
7.39
1.72
3.6 - 15.4
non-dominant
10.43
2.40
4.5 - 19.1
7.12
1.63
2.7 - 14.5
PALMAR PINCH NORMS (KGS)