Skip to main content

Table 3 Functional performance and fitness tests.

From: Cross-sectional relationship between physical fitness components and functional performance in older persons living in long-term care facilities

Test (unit)

number able to perform test (%)

median (10TH –

90TH percentile)

number able to perform test (%)

median (10TH – 90TH percentile)

p-value † (test for difference

between male and female subjects)

 

male subjects (n = 42)

female subjects (n = 184)

 

functional tests

     

chair rise performance (s)

32 (76.2)

24,4 (15,3 – 63,6)

158 (85.9)

23,1 (16,0 – 63,6)

.80

put on a coat (s)

39 (92.9)

20,1 (11,2 – 50,1)

172 (93.5)

17,6 (11,0 – 43,3)

.33

pick up a pen (s)

36 (85.7)

3,3 (1,9 – 18,4)

163 (88.6)

3,3 (2,0 – 18,4)

.61

walking velocity (m/s)

36 (85.7)

1,2 (,0 – 1,6)

163 (88.6)

1,0 (,0 – 1,4)

.13

fitness tests

     

STRENGTH

     

knee extension (N/m)

41 (97.6)

113,5 (57,6 – 185,5)

180 (97.8)

69,0 (31,5 – 133,0)

.00

elbow extension (N/m)

41 (97.6)

128,0 (63,2 – 193,3)

181 (98.4)

78,0 (45,6 – 142,0)

.00

ankle dorsiflexion (N/m)

41 (97.6)

89,0 (42,0 – 152,6)

184 (100)

77,0 (47,5 – 141,0)

.20

COORDINATION

     

reaction time (s)

42 (100)

246,0 (203,6 – 334,0)

182 (98.9)

262,5 (209,0 – 376,5)

.08

eye-hand-coordination (s)

42 (100)

64,6 (50,3 – 88,7)

180 (97.8)

61,5 (50,5 – 89,9)

.49

tandem stance (s)

35 (83.3)

8,6 (,0 – 30,0)

137 (74.5)

6,1 (,0 – 30,0)

.08

one leg stance (s)

34 (81.0)

2,9 (,0 – 16,9)

132 (71.7)

2,6 (,0 – 17,9)

.40

FLEXIBILITY

     

sit and reach (cm)

30 (71.4)

11,3 (,0 – 27,6)

152 (82.6)

18,5 (,0 – 31,3)

.00

shoulder circumduction (cm)

35 (83.3)

51,3 (44,3 – 54,6)

141 (76.6)

52,4 (44,3 – 56,7)

.06

  1. † = Difference between groups tested with Mann-Whitney U test.