30-Second Chair Stand: Females, Age 85-89

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What these numbers mean

A value around 10 reps is typical (50th percentile) for women in this age group. Scores above about 13 reps fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 8 reps fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Also see: 80-84 · 90-94 · All ages

Data source: Rikli & Jones (SFT) (1999) · n=7.2K About this study

Reference population: Community-dwelling older adults aged 60-94 from 267 sites across 21 US states

30-Second Chair Stand Functional Fitness Females 85-89

30-Second Chair Stand Percentile Chart (reps)

Poor 4 reps
Below average 8 reps
Average 10 reps
Above average 13 reps
Excellent 17 reps
30-Second Chair Stand percentile distribution chart for Females, age 85-89 5th 5th: 4 reps (Poor) 4 Poor 25th 25th: 8 reps (Below average) 8 Below average 50th 50th: 10 reps (Average) 10 Average 75th 75th: 13 reps (Above average) 13 Above average 95th 95th: 17 reps (Excellent) 17 Excellent 0 5 10 15 20 25 reps 30-Second Chair Stand percentile distribution chart for Females, age 85-89 5th 5th: 4 reps (Poor) 4 Poor 25th 25th: 8 reps (Below average) 8 Below average 50th 50th: 10 reps (Average) 10 Average 75th 75th: 13 reps (Above average) 13 Above average 95th 95th: 17 reps (Excellent) 17 Excellent 0 5 10 15 20 25 reps

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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60-6465-6970-7475-7980-8490-94 All
Males data Males, 85-89
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