Asian Reference Values for Handgrip Strength, Gait Speed, Five‐Times‐Sit‐to‐Stand Test, Muscle Mass and Calf Circumference
This study provides the most comprehensive set of reference values for handgrip strength, gait speed, FTSST performance, skeletal muscle mass and calf circumference in the Asian population. The findings demonstrate clear gradients by age and sex, as well as regional variation. The reference values for Asian populations provided in this study offer a valuable resource for clinical, public health and research applications.
Authors
- Nina Ursula Schaller
- Željko Pedišić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2886-3556)
- Dieu Thi Thu Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-1610)
- Oyunbileg Luvsandavaajav
- Siew Ling Tey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-5283)
- Ecosse Luc Lamoureux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8674-5705)
- Bolormaa Enkhtuvshin
- Norma Binti Mansor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8828-8202)
- M. Subramaniam
- Bayasgalan Tumenbayar
- Hala Ghattas
- Yen Ling Low
- Preeti Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-0712)
- Vanessa Kristina Wazny
- Carlos Mendes de Leon
- Rahul Malhotra
- Monique Chaaya
- A W M Chan
- Edimansyah Abdin
- Jozo Grgic
- Weilan Wang
- Yasuhiko Saito
- Halimah Awang
- Andrea B. Maier
- Ravindra P. Rannan‐Eliya
Institutions
- Inje University (KR)
- Nihon University (JP)
- University Malaya Medical Centre (MY)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Singapore National Eye Center (SG)
- Mongolian National University (MN)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MN)
- Abbott (Singapore) (SG)
- Singapore Eye Research Institute (SG)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ID)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (LK)
- Institute of Mental Health (SG)
- HKU-Pasteur Research Pole (HK)
- Melbourne Clinic (AU)
- National University Health System (SG)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70216
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 32.84