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Table 2 Maximum grip strength, chair stands, usual walking speed and standing balance by sex and 5-year age group in men and women of EPIC-Norfolk 3

From: The physical capability of community-based men and women from a British cohort: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk study

 

Physical capability measure

 

Men

Women

Age (Years)

N

Mean (sd)

Range

N

Mean (sd)

Range

Maximum grip strength, kg

48–54

123

47.7 (7.7)

33-72

185

28.6 (5.5)

8-40

55–59

262

45.0 (8.4)

10-67

468

27.0 (4.8)

7-43

60–64

867

42.7 (7.2)

17-68

1241

26.0 (5.3)

6-42

65–69

802

40.4 (7.2)

9-65

967

24.8 (5.1)

5-44

70–74

752

37.8 (7.0)

13-57

810

23.4 (5.0)

3-40

75–79

583

35.0 (6.3)

15-53

592

21.5 (4.6)

8-36

80–84

328

32.0 (6.7)

10-49

304

19.8 (4.8)

8-36

85–92

95

27.8 (6.2)

12-48

94

17.3 (4.3)

5-26

Usual walking speed, m/s

48–54

129

1.23 (0.2)

0.65-1.96

185

1.24 (0.2)

0.46-2.15

55–59

265

1.23 (0.2)

0.34-2.03

473

1.22 (0.2)

0.40-1.91

60–64

868

1.22 (0.2)

0.46-1.96

1240

1.16 (0.2)

0.33-1.83

65–69

801

1.16 (0.2)

0.14-2.16

975

1.11 (0.2)

0.23-1.85

70–74

755

1.10 (0.2)

0.28-1.96

822

1.03 (0.2)

0.26-3.14

75–79

588

1.02 (0.2)

0.13-2.12

604

0.95 (0.2)

0.08-1.78

80–84

331

0.93 (0.2)

0.26-1.61

300

0.88 (0.3)

0.13-1.53

85–92

91

0.83 (0.2)

0.34-1.48

94

0.78 (0.2)

0.29-1.30

Time to complete 5 chair rises, s

  

Median (IQR)

  

Median (IQR)

 

48–54

123

9.7 (8.2, 12.1)

4.1-26.0

174

10.3 (8.4, 12.1)

5.6-34.0

55–59

260

10.3 (8.2, 12.4)

4.3-22.6

451

10.3 (8.7, 12.7)

4.5-28.0

60–64

828

10.6 (9.0, 12.9)

4.1-35.1

1148

11.2 (9.5, 13.2)

5.0-31.4

65–69

744

11.1 (9.4, 13.6)

5.1-27.8

883

11.8 (10.0, 14.2)

4.2-34.7

70–74

700

12.1 (10.1, 14.8)

5.2-59.5

721

13.0 (10.9, 15.8)

5.8-57.4

75–79

488

13.4 (11.4, 16.1)

5.7-33.1

496

13.8 (11.4, 16.8)

5.3-37.6

80–84

232

13.7 (11.5, 16.9)

4.9-32.3

215

14.6 (12.0, 18.4)

7.3-56.4

85–92

52

15.1 (13.4, 19.0)

9.6-25.6

57

16.3 (13.6, 20.9)

7.5-35.3

Standing balance, % (n) able to hold tandem stand for 10 s

  

Frequency, % (n)

  

Frequency, % (n)

 

48–54

129

96.9 (125)

 

185

99.5 (184)

 

55–59

268

98.9 (265)

 

480

95.0 (456)

 

60–64

874

96.2 (841)

 

1257

92.8 (1,166)

 

65–69

805

93.7 (754)

 

986

90.7 (894)

 

70–74

762

90.9 (693)

 

829

81.8 (678)

 

75–79

593

83.1 (493)

 

615

72.4 (445)

 

80–84

334

70.7 (236)

 

310

56.5 (175)

 

85–92

96

43.8 (42)

 

100

50.0 (50)

 
  1. N number, sd standard deviation, kg kilograms, s seconds, m/s metres/ second, % frequency.