Table 5 Functional fitness 5-grade relative evaluation standards.

From: Investigating functional fitness of older adults in Korea in the period 2013–2018

 

Gender

Age group

Very poor (7%)

Poor (24%)

Good (38%)

Very good (24%)

Excellent (7%)

Grip strength

Male

65–69

 ≤ 23.5

23.6 to 29.0

29.1 to 36.3

36.4–42.2

42.3 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 22.0

22.1 to 27.3

27.4 to 34.5

34.6–40.0

40.1 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 19.7

19.8 to 25.1

25.2 to 32.1

32.2–37.9

38.0 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ 16.3

16.4 to 22.1

22.2 to 29.4

29.5–34.0

34.1 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ 13.5

13.6 to 19.6

19.7 to 27.3

27.4–32.5

32.6 ≤ 

Female

65–69

 ≤ 14.7

14.8 to 18.1

18.2 to 23.0

23.1–27.0

27.1 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 12.9

13.0 to 16.7

16.8 to 21.8

21.9–25.8

25.9 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 10.8

10.9 to 14.8

14.9 to 20.2

20.3–24.3

24.4 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ 9.2

9.3 to 12.7

12.8 to 18.4

18.5–22.6

22.7 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ 7.1

7.2 to 10.5

10.6 to 16.3

16.4–21.2

21.3 ≤ 

Chair sit and stand

Male

65–69

 ≤ 14

15 to 18

19 to 25

26–32

33 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 12

13 to 16

17 to 24

25–30

31 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 11

12 to 15

16 to 22

23–28

29 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ 9

10 to 13

14 to 19

20–26

27 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ 8

9 to 11

12 to 17

18–23

24 ≤ 

Female

65–69

 ≤ 12

13 to 16

17 to 22

23–29

30 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 11

12 to 14

15 to 21

22–28

29 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 9

10 to 12

13 to 19

20–25

26 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ 8

9 to 11

12 to 17

18–22

23 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ 5

6 to 9

10 to 14

15–20

21 ≤ 

2-min step

Male

65–69

 ≤ 85

86 to 102

103 to 123

124–144

145 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 78

79 to 97

98 to 119

120–139

140 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 69

70 to 91

92 to 114

115–133

134 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ 50

51 to 80

81 to 108

109–127

128 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ 40

41 to 68

69 to 102

103–122

123 ≤ 

Female

65–69

 ≤ 76

77 to 96

97 to 119

120–138

139 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 64

65 to 89

90 to 114

115–134

135 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 47

48 to 78

79 to 107

108–127

128 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ 31

32 to 63

64 to 99

100–120

121 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ 20

21 to 48

49 to 88

89–111

112 ≤ 

Sit and reach

Male

65–69

 ≤ − 8.9

− 8.8 to 0.1

0.2 to 11.2

11.3–19.1

19.2 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ − 10.0

− 10.1 to − 1.7

− 1.6 to 9.3

9.4–17.7

17.8 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ − 12.0

− 11.9 to − 4.0

− 3.9 to 7.6

7.7–16.1

16.2 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ − 15.0

− 14.9 to − 7.0

− 6.9 to 5.0

5.1–14.0

14.1 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ − 16.0

− 15.9 to − 8.3

− 8.2 to 4.5

4.6–12.2

12.3 ≤ 

Female

65–69

 ≤ 3.4

3.5 to 10.3

10.4 to 19.3

19.4–25.0

25.1 ≤ 

70–74

 ≤ 2.0

2.1 to 8.6

8.7 to 17.9

18.0–23.9

24.0 ≤ 

75–79

 ≤ 0.0

0.1 to 6.7

6.8 to 15.8

15.9–22.0

22.1 ≤ 

80–84

 ≤ − 2.8

− 2.7 to 4.2

4.3 to 13.5

13.6–20.0

20.1 ≤ 

85–90

 ≤ − 5.0

− 4.9 to 2.0

2.1 to 11.0

11.1–17.5

17.6 ≤ 

Timed up and go

Male

65–69

 ≥ 7.7

7.6 to 6.1

6.0 to 4.9

4.8–4.4

4.3 ≥ 

70–74

 ≥ 8.3

8.2 to 6.5

6.4 to 5.2

5.1–4.6

4.5 ≥ 

75–79

 ≥ 9.2

9.1 to 7.0

6.9 to 5.5

5.4–4.8

4.7 ≥ 

80–84

 ≥ 10.9

10.8 to 8.1

8.0 to 6.1

6.0–5.3

5.2 ≥ 

85–90

 ≥ 12.3

12.2 to 8.8

8.7 to 6.5

6.4–5.7

5.6 ≥ 

Female

65–69

 ≥ 8.0

7.9 to 6.5

6.4 to 5.3

5.2–4.7

4.6 ≥ 

70–74

 ≥ 9.1

9.0 to 7.1

7.0 to 5.6

5.5–5.0

4.9 ≥ 

75–79

 ≥ 10.7

10.6 to 8.0

7.9 to 6.2

6.1–5.4

5.3 ≥ 

80–84

 ≥ 12.6

12.5 to 9.2

9.1 to 6.9

6.8–5.9

5.8 ≥ 

85–90

 ≥ 15.0

14.9 to 10.5

10.4 to 7.6

7.5–6.3

6.2 ≥