Table 2.
Gender-and-age specific functional fitness scores
| Tests | Age (Men/Women) | #Decline% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–64 years (198/240) |
65–69 years (198/275) |
70–74 years (184/216) |
75–79 years (174/168) |
80–84 years (138/126) |
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| 30-s Arm curl test (reps.) | ||||||
| Men | 22.9(4.60) | 18.2(5.69) | 17.4(6.26) | 16.0(5.46) | 13.6(4.63) | 40.6 |
| Women | 20.4(3.95) | 16.9(5.34) | 16.0(4.82) | 15.2(4.82) | 13.6(5.01) | 33.3 |
| 30-s Chair stand test (reps.) | ||||||
| Men | 16.9(3.76) | 17.2(4.54) | 15.7(3.85) | 14.9(3.99) | 12.7(3.52) | 24.9 |
| Women | 17.1(3.40) | 16.2(4.20) | 16.1(3.89) | 14.4(4.11) | 13.0(3.67) | 24.0 |
| 8-ft up-and-go test (s) | ||||||
| Men | 5.53(1.14) | 5.53(1.53) | 5.87(1.44) | 6.50(1.70) | 7.75(2.40) | 28.7 |
| Women | 5.24(1.14) | 5.91(1.44) | 6.19(1.45) | 7.07(1.87) | 8.22(2.33) | 36.3 |
| 2-min Step test (reps.) | ||||||
| Men | 104.3(16.8) | 96.4(18.8) | 93.7(17.1) | 86.6(18.6) | 78.4(20.0) | 24.8 |
| Women | 95.9(15.9) | 93.8(19.7) | 93.7(18.4) | 86.3(19.0) | 78.4(21.1) | 18.3 |
Data presented as means (standard deviations)
#The absolute difference between the 60–64 years group and the 80–84 years group divided by the value of the 60–64 years group (or the 80–84 years group for the 8-ft up-and-go test)