A review of the measurement of grip strength in clinical and epidemiological studies: towards a standardised approach.

By H. Roberts, H. Denison, H. Martin, H. Patel, H. Syddall, Chris Cooper, A. Sayer. Age and Ageing, 2011

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Grip Strength across the Life Course: Normative Data from Twelve British Studies (2014, positive): “We therefore always used the maximum of these values for our analyses, since the maximum is less likely to be affected by the number of trials than the mean [26].”
Sarcopenia and mortality risk in frail older persons aged 80 years and older: results from ilSIRENTE study. (2013, methodology): “About the muscle strength assessment, the Southampton grip-strength measurement protocol suggests to perform three trials on each side, alternating sides, and to consider the maximal grip score from all six trials [5].”
Sarcopenia in daily practice: assessment and management (2016, background): “Standardized conditions for the test [58] include seating the subject in a standard chair with their forearms resting flat on the armchairs.”
Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis (2018, methodology): “Accurate measurement of grip strength requires use of a calibrated handheld dynamometer under well-defined test conditions with interpretive data from appropriate reference populations [41].”