Table 2 Distribution of SPPB subtest scores according to sex and age. n = 7474
From: Norwegian reference values for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): the Tromsø Study
Sex, age (years), and SPPB subtest | Mean score (SD) | Subtest score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Men, n = 3501 | ||||||
40–59, n = 1044 | ||||||
Balance | 3.98 (0.18) | – | – | – | 9 (1) | 1032 (99) |
Walking speed | 3.99 (0.12) | – | – | – | 12 (1) | 1031 (99) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.89 (0.45) | – | – | 15 (1) | 59 (6) | 962 (93) |
60–69, n = 1460 | ||||||
Balance | 3.91 (0.36) | – | – | 27 (2) | 65 (4) | 1366 (94) |
Walking speed | 3.96 (0.21) | – | – | 5 (0) | 49 (3) | 1406 (96) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.78 (0.60) | 7 (0) | 17 (1) | 41 (3) | 160 (11) | 1235 (85) |
70–74, n = 519 | ||||||
Balance | 3.83 (0.48) | – | – | 20 (4) | 46 (9) | 452 (87) |
Walking speed | 3.90 (0.35) | – | – | 8 (2) | 35 (7) | 476 (92) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.65 (0.72) | 4 (1) | 12 (2) | 17 (3) | 96 (18) | 390 (75) |
75–79, n = 319 | ||||||
Balance | 3.69 (0.69) | – | 5 (2) | 20 (6) | 41 (13) | 252 (79) |
Walking speed | 3.76 (0.49) | – | – | 10 (3) | 55 (17) | 254 (80) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.39 (0.88) | 4 (1) | 9 (3) | 34 (11) | 83 (26) | 189 (59) |
80+, n = 159 | ||||||
Balance | 3.45 (0.93) | – | – | 21 (14) | 25 (16) | 107 (70) |
Walking speed | 3.64 (0.71) | – | – | 7 (4) | 32 (21) | 117 (75) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.04 (1.19) | 6 (4) | 15 (9) | 28 (18) | 27 (17) | 83 (52) |
Women, n = 3973 | ||||||
40–59, n = 1252 | ||||||
Balance | 3.98 (0.20) | – | – | 6 (0) | 13 (1) | 1232 (98) |
Walking speed | 3.98 (0.15) | – | – | – | 20 (2) | 1230 (98) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.85 (0.50) | 6 (0) | 8 (1) | 20 (1) | 94 (7) | 1224 (91) |
60–69, n = 1566 | ||||||
Balance | 3.89 (0.40) | – | – | 25 (2) | 113 (7) | 1424 (91) |
Walking speed | 3.92 (0.31) | – | – | 10 (1) | 88 (6) | 1465 (94) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.60 (0.75) | 10 (1) | 41 (3) | 74 (5) | 310 (20) | 1131 (72) |
70–74, n = 630 | ||||||
Balance | 3.71 (0.65) | – | – | 41 (7) | 78 (13) | 505 (81) |
Walking speed | 3.82 (0.47) | – | – | 15 (2) | 75 (12) | 538 (86) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.27 (0.99) | 13 (2) | 31 (5) | 73 (12) | 168 (27) | 345 (55) |
75–79, n = 354 | ||||||
Balance | 3.52 (0.86) | 5 (1) | 8 (2) | 32 (9) | 63 (18) | 246 (69) |
Walking speed | 3.65 (0.64) | – | – | 10 (3) | 88 (25) | 251 (72) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 3.08 (1.11) | 15 (4) | 22 (6) | 48 (14) | 105 (30) | 164 (46) |
80+, n = 171 | ||||||
Balance | 3.19 (1.05) | 4 (2) | 7 (4) | 36 (21) | 29 (17) | 95 (56) |
Walking speed | 3.55 (0.78) | – | – | 16 (10) | 32 (19) | 119 (71) |
Chair sit-to-stand test | 2.73 (1.29) | 14 (8) | 20 (12) | 26 (15) | 49 (29) | 62 (36) |