Research Article
Handgrip Strength Cut-Off Values for the Undernutrition Risk Screening among Elderly Men and Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Table 2
Handgrip strength values of Bosnian elderly population by age, gender and height.
| | Handgrip strength (kgF) | | Age. years | Height. cm | N (%) | Mean (SD) | 85% of mean | Min | Max | Percentile 10 | Percentile 15 | Percentile 25 | Median | Percentile 75 | Percentile 85 | Percentile 90 |
| | Men, n = 195 | | 65–74 | <161.0 | 5 (5.2) | 21.8 (4.9) | 18.5 | 18.0 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | | 161.0–167.0 | 7 (7.3) | 24.2 (8.6) | 20.5 | 14.0 | 48.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 40.0 | | ≥167.0 | 84 (87.5) | 29.4 (10.9) | 25.0 | 14.0 | 45.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 30.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 45.0 |
| | 75–84 | <161.0 | 12 (18.2) | 20.2 (6.0) | 17.1 | 13.0 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | | 161.0–167.0 | 7 (10.6) | 22.1 (6.2) | 18.8 | 11.0 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | | ≥167.0 | 47 (71.2) | 23.0 (7.4) | 19.6 | 10.0 | 43.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 |
| | ≥85 | <161.0 | 3 (9.1) | 17.3 (6.8) | 14.7 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | | 161.0–167.0 | 5 (15.2) | 18.0 (2.1) | 15.3 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | | ≥167.0 | 25 (75.8) | 19.8 (6.2) | 16.9 | 10.0 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 |
| | Women, n = 251 | | 65–74 | 148.0–153.0 | 4 (3.6) | 19.3 (5.9) | 16.4 | 15.0 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 22.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | | ≥153.0 | 107 (96.4) | 21.1 (5.4) | 18.0 | 7.0 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 |
| | 75–84 | <148.0 | 7 (6.4) | 16.6 (5.9) | 14.1 | 10.0 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 | | 148.0–153.0 | 12 (10.9) | 18.0 (4.7) | 15.3 | 12.0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | | ≥153.0 | 91 (82.7) | 19.4 (6.0) | 16.4 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 29.0 |
| | ≥85 | <148.0 | 1 (3.3) | 10.0 (6.3) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | | 148.0–153.0 | 3 (10.9) | 13.7 (3.5) | 11.6 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | | ≥153.0 | 26 (82.7) | 16.7 (6.9) | 14.2 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
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