Reference values for the five-repetition sit-to-stand test: a descriptive meta-analysis of data from elders

Percept Mot Skills. 2006 Aug;103(1):215-22. doi: 10.2466/pms.103.1.215-222.

Abstract

This meta-analysis was conducted to generate normative values for the 5-repetition sit-to-stand (STS) test suitable for application to individuals at least 60 years of age. A thorough review of the literature yielded 13 papers (14 studies) relevant to this purpose. After the exclusion of potentially unrepresentative data, meta-analysis of these 13 papers indicated that judgments about normal performance should be based on age. Analysis demonstrated that individuals with times for 5 repetitions of this test exceeding the following can be considered to have worse than average performance: 11.4 sec (60 to 69 years), 12.6 sec. (70 to 79 years), and 14.8 sec. (80 to 89 years).

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Judgment*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Periodicity*
  • Psychomotor Performance*
  • Reaction Time*
  • Reference Values
  • United States