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Table 6 Assessment of physical performance in previous studies of the oldest old (85 years and older)

From: Physical performance reference values for Japanese oldest old: a SONIC study

 

85 to 90 years old

90 years old  over

Reserch name

The BFC 80+ 

The Liden 85-plus

TMIG-LISA 6 cohort study

The Newcastle 85-plus Study

The 90 + Study

Vaitality 90 + study

The Danish 1905 cohort survey 1998

GEHA

Present study

Country

Belgium

Netherland

Japan

UK

USA

Finland

Denmark

Italia

Japan

Age 

85

85-89

85 over

85-90

94

90

92-93

90-94

90

Sex

Men (n)

Women (n)

M (211)

W (356)

M (102)

W (255)

M (48)

W (68)

M (106)

W (188)

M (173)

W (456)

M (65)

W (197)

M (491)

W (1307)

M (369)

W (791)

M (344)

W(346)

Hand grip strength (kg)

M 30.6

W 17.8

M 25.6

W 16.4

M 23.2

W 15.2

M 21.05 

W 11.5

M 20.3

W 11.1d

M 46

W 28e

M 22.8

W 13.4

M 22.0 

W 13.5

M 24.1

W 14.4

Gait speed (m/s)

M 0.7

W 0.5a

ALL 0.52a

M 1.11

W 0.92c

−

M 0.66

W 0.52d

−f

M 0.64

W 0.52g

−f

M 0.8

W 0.72

5 times Chair stand (sec)

−

−

−

−

M 16.2

W 16.8d

M 18.0

W 20.0

−

−

M 17.2

W 17.8

SPPB

M 8.4

W 6.3b

−

−

−

modified SPPB

−

−

−

M 8.3

W 7.5h

  1. SPPB the Short Physical Performance Battery
  2. aMax gait speed
  3. bModified SPPB
  4. cGate speed with acceleration phase
  5. dValues in the middle quartile
  6. eMedian value
  7. fWalking ability (mobility) was interviewed by questionnaire
  8. gUsual gate speed
  9. hThe original SPPB evaluation was used