Hoffmann et al. (CHMS)
About this reference
The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) is a nationally representative survey conducted by Statistics Canada. Cycle 5 (2016-2017) included physical fitness testing at mobile examination centres. Vertical jump height was measured using a Leonardo Mechanograph Ground Reaction Force Plate (Novotec Medical GmbH), which records ground reaction forces during a countermovement jump with arm swing. The best of up to 5 trials (minimum 3) was recorded, sampled at 400-800 Hz. Jump height is calculated from flight time. Percentile tables are provided by 5-year age group and sex for ages 20-69. Note: the study authors caution that jumping norms should be compared only with data generated from the same force plate, given known systematic biases between measurement methods.
Known limitations
- Based on a Canadian sample — may not generalise to all populations, though a Norwegian study using the same protocol (Kjaer et al. 2016, DOI: 10.1186/s13102-016-0059-4) found comparable values
- No data available for adults aged 70 and above
- Force plate countermovement jump produces different values from field-based jump-and-reach tests — norms are not interchangeable across protocols
- P25 and P75 are approximated using the reported P20 and P80 values (a 5-percentile-point substitution)