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Table 2 Mean (SD) of SPPB subtests (5 times repeated chair sit-to-stand time and gait speed) between men and women across different age groups

From: SPPB reference values and performance in assessing sarcopenia in community-dwelling Singaporeans – Yishun study

 

Men

Women

p value

Five times sit-to-stand, s

 21–30

7.1 (1.1)

7.5 (1.1)

0.122

 31–40

8.0 (1.2)

8.9 (2.8)

0.086

 41–50

7.7 (1.5)

8.0 (1.5)

0.502

 51–60

8.4 (1.9)

9.0 (1.8)

0.237

 61–65

8.3 (2.0)

9.6 (2.2)

0.029*

 66–70

8.9 (1.5)

9.8 (2.8)

0.114

 71–75

10.7 (4.0)

9.3 (2.0)

0.100

 76–80

10.4 (2.1)

10.3 (2.7)

0.927

  > 80

11.4 (3.1)

10.9 (3.0)

0.523

 All ages

9.0 (2.6)

9.3 (2.5)

0.255

Gait speed (8 ft), m/s

 21–30

1.27 (0.21)

1.18 (0.16)

0.083

 31–40

1.25 (0.22)

1.19 (0.16)

0.263

 41–50

1.22 (0.12)

1.24 (0.21)

0.732

 51–60

1.28 (0.20)

1.14 (0.20)

0.013*

 61–65

1.18 (0.21)

1.13 (0.17)

0.276

 66–70

1.19 (0.17)

1.10 (0.17)

0.066

 71–75

1.06 (0.17)

1.11 (0.16)

0.227

 76–80

1.01 (0.31)

0.92 (0.19)

0.241

  > 80

0.89 (0.28)

0.88 (0.20)

0.893

 All ages

1.15 (0.25)

1.10 (0.21)

0.017*

  1. *p < 0.05