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Test	Cut-off Scores	Normative Values
TUG	>13.5 s indicates fall risk⁷⁶	TUG normative data for healthy volunteers with mean age of 75 y (range 70–84 y): 8.5 s (range 7–10 s)⁷⁷
30s Chair Stand⁷⁸	See normative values, as a score below the normative value (number of repetitions) indicate fall risk⁷⁸	30s Chair Stand No. of Repetitions
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		60–64	14	12
		65–69	12	11
		70–74	12	10
		75–79	11	10
		80–84	10	9
		85–89	8	8
		90–94	7	4
4MWT^b	<1.0 m/s walking speed indicates fall risk⁷⁹^,⁸⁰	Comfortable Walking Speed⁷⁴^,^b
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		40–49	1.46 m/s	1.39 m/s
		50–59	1.39 m/s	1.40 m/s
		60–69	1.36 m/s	1.30 m/s
		70–79	1.33 m/s	1.27 m/s

Test	Cut-off Scores	Normative Values
TUG	>13.5 s indicates fall risk⁷⁶	TUG normative data for healthy volunteers with mean age of 75 y (range 70–84 y): 8.5 s (range 7–10 s)⁷⁷
30s Chair Stand⁷⁸	See normative values, as a score below the normative value (number of repetitions) indicate fall risk⁷⁸	30s Chair Stand No. of Repetitions
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		60–64	14	12
		65–69	12	11
		70–74	12	10
		75–79	11	10
		80–84	10	9
		85–89	8	8
		90–94	7	4
4MWT^b	<1.0 m/s walking speed indicates fall risk⁷⁹^,⁸⁰	Comfortable Walking Speed⁷⁴^,^b
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		40–49	1.46 m/s	1.39 m/s
		50–59	1.39 m/s	1.40 m/s
		60–69	1.36 m/s	1.30 m/s
		70–79	1.33 m/s	1.27 m/s

Table 2

Recommended Performance-Based Functional Tests That Are Simple to Collect and Have Cut-off Scores Identifying Fall Risk and Normative Values From Healthy Controls^a

Test	Cut-off Scores	Normative Values
TUG	>13.5 s indicates fall risk⁷⁶	TUG normative data for healthy volunteers with mean age of 75 y (range 70–84 y): 8.5 s (range 7–10 s)⁷⁷
30s Chair Stand⁷⁸	See normative values, as a score below the normative value (number of repetitions) indicate fall risk⁷⁸	30s Chair Stand No. of Repetitions
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		60–64	14	12
		65–69	12	11
		70–74	12	10
		75–79	11	10
		80–84	10	9
		85–89	8	8
		90–94	7	4
4MWT^b	<1.0 m/s walking speed indicates fall risk⁷⁹^,⁸⁰	Comfortable Walking Speed⁷⁴^,^b
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		40–49	1.46 m/s	1.39 m/s
		50–59	1.39 m/s	1.40 m/s
		60–69	1.36 m/s	1.30 m/s
		70–79	1.33 m/s	1.27 m/s

Test	Cut-off Scores	Normative Values
TUG	>13.5 s indicates fall risk⁷⁶	TUG normative data for healthy volunteers with mean age of 75 y (range 70–84 y): 8.5 s (range 7–10 s)⁷⁷
30s Chair Stand⁷⁸	See normative values, as a score below the normative value (number of repetitions) indicate fall risk⁷⁸	30s Chair Stand No. of Repetitions
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		60–64	14	12
		65–69	12	11
		70–74	12	10
		75–79	11	10
		80–84	10	9
		85–89	8	8
		90–94	7	4
4MWT^b	<1.0 m/s walking speed indicates fall risk⁷⁹^,⁸⁰	Comfortable Walking Speed⁷⁴^,^b
		Age range, y	Male	Female
		40–49	1.46 m/s	1.39 m/s
		50–59	1.39 m/s	1.40 m/s
		60–69	1.36 m/s	1.30 m/s
		70–79	1.33 m/s	1.27 m/s

^a30s chair stand = 30 second sit to stand chair test; 4MWT = 4-Meter Walk Test; TUG = Timed “Up & Go” Test.

^{^b}The normative values provided for walking speed are for comfortable speed; maximum walking speed is significantly faster for all age groups.⁷⁴

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