Identification of muscle weakness in older adults from normalized upper and lower limbs strength: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Allometric exponents (^b) proposed in previous studies

Authors	Normalized muscle strength for body-size variable
Jaric [56]	General muscle strength/body mass^0.67
Foley et al. [23]	HGS/body mass^0.40
Pua [25]	HGS/body mass^0.63
Maranhão Neto et al. [24]	HGS/body mass^0.31
	HGS/height^1.84
Abdalla et al. [26]	1RM/body mass^0.69
	1RM/body mass^0.96
Davies and Dalsky [28]	PT/body mass^0.67
	PT/body mass^0.72
	PT/body mass^0.74
Segal et al. [39]	PT/body mass*height^0.97

HGS handgrip strength, 1RM one maximum repetition measurement for knee extensors, PT isokinetic knee extension peak torque at 60°/s

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