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Table 2 Distribution of handgrip power according to dominant hand among the participants (n = 368)

From: Predicting handgrip power of young adult population among major ethnic groups of Sabah: a multivariate analysis

Dominant hand

Gender

Handgrip power

Mean ± SD (kg)

95% CI

Lower bound

Upper bound

Right

Male (n = 139)

RHGP

41.32 ± 7.34

40.09

42.56

LHGP

36.54 ± 7.04

35.35

37.72

Female (n = 143)

RHGP

25.41 ± 5.24

24.54

26.27

LHGP

21.91 ± 4.74

21.13

22.70

Left

Male (n = 45)

RHGP

34.89 ± 7.35

32.68

37.10

LHGP

37.72 ± 7.14

35.57

39.86

Female (n = 41)

RHGP

22.42 ± 4.76

20.92

23.92

LHGP

23.98 ± 5.09

22.38

25.59

  1. LHGP left handgrip power, RHGP right-hand grip power