Lopes et al reported equations for predicting handgrip strength of young or middle-aged adults. The authors are from Hospital Sirio-Libanes in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Parameters:
(1) sex
(2) forearm circumference in cm
(3) hand length in cm
Parameters
Findings
Points for Dominant Hand
sex
female
0
male
10.787
forearm circumference
0.558 * (circumference)
hand length
1.763 * (length)
handgrip strength for dominant hand in kilograms =
= SUM(points for the 3 parameters) - 15.490
Parameters
Findings
Points for Dominant Hand
sex
female
0
male
12.832
hand length
2.028 * (length)
handgrip strength for nondominant hand in kilograms =
= SUM(points for the 2 parameters) - 9.887
The handgrip strength of the dominant hand tends to be 1 to 3 kg stronger than the nondominant hand.
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