Table 3 Age-group percentile score of functional fitness for men and women.

From: Functional fitness norms and trends of community-dwelling older adults in urban China

	Men (n = 1128)						Women (n = 1270)
	n	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	n	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
30 s Arm curl test (reps.)
60–64	220	17	20	22.5	26	29	269	16	18	20	23	26
65–69	236	11	14	18	23	26	296	9	13	17	21	24
70–74	217	8	12	17	21	26	235	9	12	16	20	22
75–79	209	8	12	15	20	23	201	8	11	15	18	21
80–84	164	7	10	13	17	19	149	6	10	14	17	19
≥ 85	39	7	10	13	16	18	52	7	10	13	16	19
30 s Chair stand test (reps.)
60–64	224	13	14	17	19	23	262	12	15	17	20	21
65–69	233	12	13	16	20	24	288	11	13	16	19	22
70–74	210	10	13	15	18	21	240	11	13	15	18	21
75–79	209	10	12	14	17	20	202	8	11	14	16	20
80–84	162	9	11	12	15	17	147	8	10	13	15	17
≥ 85	36	7	8	12	14	16	55	7	8	12	14	17
Back scratch test (cm)
60–64	226	− 27.3	− 19.0	− 12.0	− 3.0	3.7	275	− 19.0	− 12.0	0.50	4.0	7.0
65–69	239	− 27.0	− 19.7	− 10	0	5.0	299	− 22.0	− 13.0	− 4.0	2.0	6.0
70–74	219	− 30.0	− 23.0	− 11.0	− 3.0	2.3	243	− 24.0	− 16.0	− 7.0	2.0	6.0
75–79	211	− 31.9	− 24.0	− 15.0	− 4.0	3.0	212	− 26.9	− 16.9	− 9.0	2.0	5.1
80–84	161	− 34.0	− 24.0	− 14.0	− 4.0	4	153	− 27.0	− 18.0	− 9.0	0.50	3.0
≥ 85	40	− 42.2	− 32.4	− 25.0	− 14.6	− 7.6	55	− 35.0	− 21.0	− 11.0	− 2.0	3.4
Chair sit and reach test (cm)
60–64	225	− 14.0	− 7.0	1.0	6.0	11.4	270	− 6.0	0.73	6.0	11.0	18.0
65–69	240	− 16.9	− 8.0	1.0	6.0	12	299	− 5.0	0	6.0	12.0	18.0
70–74	220	− 19.0	− 10.0	− 1.0	7.0	13	242	− 6.9	0	4.8	10	16.7
75–79	216	− 20.0	− 11.8	0	4.0	9.7	214	− 13.5	− 2.6	3.0	8.0	14.5
80–84	162	− 24.7	− 17.0	− 8.0	2.0	6.4	155	− 13.8	− 5.0	1.0	5.5	11.0
≥ 85	40	− 31.6	− 21.8	− 10.5	− 2.3	0.90	54	− 15	− 7.3	− 2.0	4.0	8.0
8ft Up and go test (s)
60–64	227	4.3	4.8	5.4	6.2	7.2	272	4.1	4.4	5.0	5.6	6.6
65–69	242	3.9	4.5	5.3	6.4	7.8	301	4.4	4.8	5.6	6.6	7.6
70–74	219	4.3	4.8	5.9	6.9	8.5	242	4.8	5.2	5.9	7.2	8.4
75–79	215	4.6	5.3	6.3	7.6	9.5	214	5.1	5.8	6.8	8.4	10.3
80–84	162	5.4	6.1	7.3	9.1	10.6	155	5.6	6.6	7.9	9.1	11.6
≥ 85	39	6.0	6.8	8.8	10.2	12.2	55	6.2	7.3	9.2	11.2	14.9
2 min Step test (reps.)
60–64	223	77	88	96	106	116	254	83	96	106	115	124
65–69	237	69	84	98	110	118	282	65	81	96	108	116
70–74	207	68	82	93	106	115	226	64	80	94	106	116
75–79	203	64	74	89	101	114	190	59	70	85	99	110
80–84	154	48	65	78	90	102	142	49	60	78	93	104
≥ 85	34	62	64	77	86	104	43	40	54	65	77	96
Body mass index (kg/m²)
60–64	227	21.9	23.2	25.1	26.7	28.5	271	21.0	22.4	24.2	26.8	28.5
65–69	242	21.0	22.8	24.8	27.1	28.9	300	20.7	22.2	24.7	27.0	29.3
70–74	225	21.2	23.1	25.0	27.5	29.3	244	20.2	22.2	24.5	27.3	29.8
75–79	214	20.5	22.2	24.8	27.0	29.5	220	19.8	21.7	24.3	26.6	29.6
80–84	164	20.4	21.9	24.2	26.2	27.6	161	19.6	21.1	23.5	27.1	29.2
≥ 85	42	20.1	22.2	24.3	26.2	29.3	61	18.4	21.1	24.0	26.2	30.6

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Table 3 Age-group percentile score of functional fitness for men and women.

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