Patient selection: adult from 18 to 85 years, living in the United States
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) sex
(3) height in meters
(4) weight in kilograms
(5) dominant vs nondominant hand
handgrip strength for the dominant hand of a male in kg =
= (38.719 * (height)) + (0.113 * (weight)) - (0.00003095 * ((age)^3)) - 29.959
handgrip strength for the nondominant hand of a male in kg =
= (38.594 * (height)) + (0.099 * (weight)) - (0.0000293 * ((age)^3)) - 30.474
handgrip strength for the dominant hand of a female in kg =
= (30.36 * (height)) + (0.048 * (weight)) - (0.0000192 * ((age)^3)) - 22.717
handgrip strength for the nondominant hand of a female in kg =
= (28.995 * (height)) + (0.040 * (weight)) - (0.00001776 * ((age)^3)) - 21.292
