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Distribution of the household population by grip strength norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Distribution of the household population by grip strength norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of distribution of the household population by grip strength norms grip strength norms, needs improvement, fair, good, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Grip strength norms
Needs improvement Fair Good
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 15 to 19 45.9 36.4 55.7 22.2 16.6 29.0 19.9 14.5 26.7
Age 20 to 39 32.8 26.3 40.0 29.6 24.1 35.9 17.9 13.6 23.2
Age 40 to 59 24.8 18.4 32.6 18.5 14.6 23.2 21.0 17.3 25.4
Age 60 to 69 28.0 21.3 35.9 19.7 16.2 23.7 14.0 10.8 18.1
Age 15 to 69 30.1 25.2 35.4 23.1 20.6 25.9 18.8 16.7 21.0
Males  
Age 15 to 19 52.4 38.1 66.3 25.0  Note E: Use with caution 15.7 37.5 12.9  Note E: Use with caution 7.2 22.0
Age 20 to 39 23.7 18.4 29.8 33.2 25.7 41.7 22.5 17.1 29.1
Age 40 to 59 26.2  Note E: Use with caution 16.5 38.8 18.0 12.7 24.8 22.2 15.4 30.9
Age 60 to 69 31.9 23.5 41.6 23.9 18.2 30.7 15.6 11.6 20.5
Age 15 to 69 28.3 22.2 35.4 25.1 22.0 28.6 20.6 16.7 25.0
Females  
Age 15 to 19 39.1 32.1 46.5 19.1 14.4 25.0 27.3 21.4 34.1
Age 20 to 39 42.0 32.8 51.8 26.1 19.1 34.4 13.3  Note E: Use with caution 8.4 20.4
Age 40 to 59 23.5 17.2 31.2 19.1 13.9 25.7 19.9 15.3 25.5
Age 60 to 69 24.3 18.1 31.8 15.7 12.6 19.2 12.6 8.8 17.7
Age 15 to 69 31.7 27.3 36.5 21.1 17.3 25.5 17.0 14.2 20.1
E use with caution

Distribution of the household population by grip strength norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of distribution of the household population by grip strength norms grip strength norms, very good, excellent, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Grip strength norms
Very good Excellent
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 15 to 19 8.7  Note E: Use with caution 6.0 12.4 3.4  Note E: Use with caution 2.0 5.7
Age 20 to 39 12.8 9.0 17.8 6.9  Note E: Use with caution 3.8 12.0
Age 40 to 59 20.4 15.9 25.8 15.2 11.4 19.9
Age 60 to 69 21.9 18.8 25.3 16.4 11.6 22.6
Age 15 to 69 16.8 13.6 20.6 11.3 8.1 15.4
Males  
Age 15 to 19 6.6  Note E: Use with caution 3.8 11.2 3.1  Note E: Use with caution 1.5 6.1
Age 20 to 39 13.3  Note E: Use with caution 7.5 22.5 7.3  Note E: Use with caution 4.6 11.5
Age 40 to 59 12.5 8.9 17.2 21.2 15.6 28.0
Age 60 to 69 17.4 12.7 23.3 11.3  Note E: Use with caution 7.4 16.8
Age 15 to 69 13.0 9.4 17.6 13.0 9.9 16.9
Females  
Age 15 to 19 10.8  Note E: Use with caution 7.2 16.1 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Age 20 to 39 12.2 8.5 17.3 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Age 40 to 59 28.3 20.8 37.2 9.2  Note E: Use with caution 6.2 13.5
Age 60 to 69 26.2 21.0 32.1 21.2  Note E: Use with caution 14.5 29.9
Age 15 to 69 20.6 16.4 25.5 9.5  Note E: Use with caution 6.0 14.9
. not available for any reference period
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
The norms used in this table can be found in Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, 2004, The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Approach (CPAFLA), 3rd edition, Ottawa. Total household population aged 15 to 69, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2 ).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.