Table 1 Hand grip strength cut-off points in various guidelines
From: Hand grip strength as a proposed new vital sign of health: a narrative review of evidences
Continent/country | Guidelines | Mean age | Cut-off for males | Cut-off for females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | EWGSOP2 (Cruz-Jentof et al. 2019) [36] | 77.0 years |  < 27 kg |  < 16 kg |
USA | FNIH (Studenski et al., 2014) [37] | Male: 75.2 years, Female: 78.6 years |  < 26 kg |  < 16 kg |
Asia | AWGS 2019 Consensus Update (Chen—LK et al., 2020) [38] | Not Available |  < 28 kg |  < 18 kg |
India | Sarco-CUBES (Pal et al., 2021) [30] | 44.4 years |  < 27.5 kg |  < 18 kg |