Grip "strength' in the healthy.
The grip pressures of a normal population were determined using a 900 mmHg column. Men were stronger than women. The dominant hand was the stronger and the difference between the dominant and nondominant hand pressures was less than 10% in both sexes. One determination of grip pressure is adequate for clinical purposes. Much information is lost if the standard 300 mm mercury or aneroid sphygmomanometers are used.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors