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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of all participants

From: Normative values of handgrip and pinch strengths in healthy female college students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Age (y)

N

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

BMI (kg/cm2)

Palmar width

Wrist circumference

PA level

D

ND

D

ND

High

Moderate

Low

19

10

55.7 ± 8.4

158 ± 7.4

22.4 ± 3.7

17.4 ± 0.6

17.4 ± 0.6

15.4 ± 0.5

15.4 ± 0.5

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

10 (100%)

20

11

55.7 ± 7.0

160.6 ± 5.4

21.2 ± 3.2

17.7 ± 0.7

17.5 ± 0.6

15.4 ± 0.5

15.4 ± 0.5

0 (0%)

1 (9.1%)

10 (90.9%)

21

10

59.7 ± 7.5

156.1 ± 5.2

24.5 ± 3.0

17.6 ± 0.9

17.6 ± 0.9

16.1 ± 1.4

16.3 ± 1.7

0 (0%)

3 (30%)

7 (70%)

22

22

63.2 ± 14.6

160.2 ± 9.3

24.4 ± 5.0

18.7 ± 1.1

18.4 ± 0.95

15.8 ± 1.1

15.8 ± 1.1

5 (22.7%)

9 (40.9%)

8 (36.4%)

23

39

60.9 ± 13.6

158.0 ± 5.6

24.4 ± 5.2

19.5 ± 1.4a

19.1 ± .99

15.7 ± 0.8

15.6 ± 0.8

17 (43.6%)

15 (38.5%)

7 (17.9%)

24

33

60.6 ± 16.3

157.6 ± 5.1

23.9 ± 6.1

19.1 ± 1.5b

18.6 ± 1.7

15.6 ± 0.8

15.6 ± 0.9

10 (30.3%)

18 (54.5%)

5 (15.2%)

25

14

60.4 ± 13.7

154.5 ± 4.1

23.3 ± 4.7

20.1 ± 1.3c

19.0 ± 1.9

15.9 ± 0.96

15.9 ± 0.96

8 (57.1%)

4 (28.6%)

2 (14.3%)

Total

139

60.3 ± 13.4

158.6 ± 6.2

23.8 ± 5.0

18.9 ± 1.4

18.5 ± 1.4

15.7 ± 0.9

15.7 ± 0. 9

40 (28.8%)

50 (36.0%)

49 (35.2%)

  1. Data are represented as mean ± SD or N (%) unless otherwise stated
  2. D dominant, ND nondominant
  3. aDifference between 23 and19–21 years
  4. bDifference between 24 and 19 and 21 years
  5. cDifference between 25 and 19–21 years