Table 3.
Normative data for older women and men regarding relative, allometric, and specific STS power, BMI, and legs SMI
| Extremely low | Very low | Low | Normal | High | Very high | Extremely high | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (P 3) | (P 10) | (P 25) | (P 50) | (P 75) | (P 90) | (P 97) | |
| Older women | |||||||
| Relative STS power (W·kg −1 ) | |||||||
| Belgium | 1.53 | 1.89 | 2.26 | 2.71 | 3.16 | 3.64 | 4.01 |
| Denmark | 1.69 | 2.22 | 2.64 | 3.23 | 4.00 | 4.98 | 6.27 |
| Portugal | 1.59 | 2.03 | 2.44 | 2.97 | 3.54 | 4.20 | 5.07 |
| Spain | 1.68 | 2.04 | 2.37 | 2.76 | 3.18 | 3.63 | 4.18 |
| All | 1.62 | 2.02 | 2.40 | 2.85 | 3.39 | 4.00 | 4.82 |
| Allometric STS power (W·m −2 ) | |||||||
| Belgium | 43.0 | 54.0 | 67.6 | 82.0 | 99.9 | 120.0 | 147.0 |
| Denmark | 42.5 | 55.7 | 67.3 | 82.3 | 103.8 | 127.4 | 148.1 |
| Portugal | 40.7 | 48.5 | 59.8 | 72.8 | 85.7 | 98.5 | 112.5 |
| Spain | 47.7 | 56.8 | 67.4 | 80.3 | 93.2 | 106.3 | 121.2 |
| All | 44.2 | 54.9 | 66.6 | 80.2 | 95.3 | 112.8 | 136.9 |
| BMI (kg·m −2 ) | |||||||
| Belgium | 20.3 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 32.9 | 35.8 |
| Denmark | 20.2 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 27.7 | 31.9 | 34.8 |
| Portugal | 21.2 | 23.0 | 24.9 | 27.3 | 29.9 | 32.3 | 34.7 |
| Spain | 22.3 | 24.3 | 26.2 | 28.9 | 31.6 | 34.4 | 37.6 |
| All | 21.3 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 28.0 | 30.8 | 33.8 | 37.0 |
| Specific STS power (W·kg −1 ) | |||||||
| Denmark | 9.2 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 25.1 | 29.3 |
| Spain | 10.0 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 21.3 | 24.5 |
| All | 9.9 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 25.4 |
| Legs SMI (kg·m −2 ) | |||||||
| Denmark | 3.95 | 4.24 | 4.48 | 4.90 | 5.37 | 5.83 | 6.27 |
| Spain | 4.27 | 4.44 | 4.63 | 4.88 | 5.18 | 5.45 | 5.74 |
| All | 4.23 | 4.41 | 4.61 | 4.89 | 5.19 | 5.51 | 5.84 |
| Older men | |||||||
| Relative STS power (W·kg −1 ) | |||||||
| Belgium | 2.10 | 2.52 | 2.99 | 3.51 | 4.00 | 4.38 | 4.97 |
| Denmark | 2.20 | 2.91 | 3.29 | 4.24 | 5.40 | 6.58 | 7.91 |
| Portugal | 1.92 | 2.40 | 2.92 | 3.50 | 4.15 | 4.88 | 5.80 |
| Spain | 2.19 | 2.62 | 2.97 | 3.49 | 4.02 | 4.56 | 5.36 |
| All | 2.03 | 2.53 | 2.99 | 3.55 | 4.17 | 4.92 | 6.09 |
| Allometric STS power (W·m −2 ) | |||||||
| Belgium | 50.3 | 64.6 | 77.8 | 95.8 | 115.7 | 137.7 | 161.9 |
| Denmark | 51.6 | 71.2 | 87.1 | 110.6 | 145.3 | 175.1 | 203.2 |
| Portugal | 55.4 | 67.4 | 79.5 | 94.8 | 109.5 | 121.8 | 141.7 |
| Spain | 58.6 | 71.2 | 83.0 | 97.4 | 114.0 | 134.2 | 152.1 |
| All | 53.4 | 66.6 | 80.2 | 97.1 | 115.9 | 139.0 | 165.4 |
| BMI (kg·m −2 ) | |||||||
| Belgium | 21.2 | 23.3 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 29.3 | 31.9 | 35.3 |
| Denmark | 20.3 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 28.7 | 31.8 | 34.8 |
| Portugal | 21.3 | 23.2 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 30.6 | 33.3 | 36.8 |
| Spain | 22.1 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 33.0 | 35.2 |
| All | 21.2 | 23.2 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 29.7 | 32.2 | 34.8 |
| Specific STS power (W·kg −1 ) | |||||||
| Denmark | 9.9 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 24.4 | 28.7 | 34.0 |
| Spain | 11.1 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 27.7 |
| All | 10.8 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 21.8 | 25.4 | 30.5 |
| Legs SMI (kg·m −2 ) | |||||||
| Denmark | 4.47 | 4.93 | 5.37 | 5.83 | 6.25 | 6.74 | 7.21 |
| Spain | 4.75 | 4.94 | 5.16 | 5.42 | 5.68 | 5.99 | 6.32 |
| All | 4.70 | 4.94 | 5.20 | 5.49 | 5.90 | 6.29 | 6.80 |
BMI, body mass index; P, percentile; SMI, skeletal muscle index; STS, sit‐to‐stand.