The Claim
After adjusting hand grip strength for fat-free mass, there is no statistically significant difference between non-athlete transgender women (0.6±0.1 kg/kg FFM) and cisgender women (0.7±0.9 kg/kg FFM, p>0.05), indicating that muscle strength relative to lean body mass is comparable between these groups despite differences in absolute strength.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
When you account for how much muscle someone has, trans women and cis women are about equally strong — even if their total strength looks different at first.
See the scientific wording
When hand grip strength is adjusted for fat-free mass, there is no statistically significant difference between non-athlete transgender women (0.6±0.1 kg/kg FFM) and cisgender women (0.7±0.9 kg/kg FFM, p>0.05), indicating that muscle strength relative to lean body mass is similar between these groups despite differences in absolute strength.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that when you account for muscle mass, transgender and cisgender women have similar hand strength, which supports the claim.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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