8-Foot Up-and-Go: Males, Age 85-89

What these numbers mean

A value around 7.2 seconds is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores below about 5.5 seconds fall near the 25th percentile or lower, indicating above-average performance (lower is better). Scores above about 8.9 seconds fall near the 75th percentile or higher; about 75% of the reference population scored lower.

Also see: 80-84 · 90-94 · All ages

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

8-Foot Up-and-Go Functional Fitness Males 85-89

8-Foot Up-and-Go Percentile Chart (seconds)

Excellent 4.0 seconds
Above average 5.5 seconds
Average 7.2 seconds
Below average 8.9 seconds
Poor 11.5 seconds
8-Foot Up-and-Go percentile distribution chart for Males, age 85-89 5th 5th: 4.0 seconds (Excellent) 4.0 Excellent 25th 25th: 5.5 seconds (Above average) 5.5 Above average 50th 50th: 7.2 seconds (Average) 7.2 Average 75th 75th: 8.9 seconds (Below average) 8.9 Below average 95th 95th: 11.5 seconds (Poor) 11.5 Poor 0 2.8 5.6 8.4 11.2 14 seconds 8-Foot Up-and-Go percentile distribution chart for Males, age 85-89 5th 5th: 4.0 seconds (Excellent) 4.0 Excellent 25th 25th: 5.5 seconds (Above average) 5.5 Above average 50th 50th: 7.2 seconds (Average) 7.2 Average 75th 75th: 8.9 seconds (Below average) 8.9 Below average 95th 95th: 11.5 seconds (Poor) 11.5 Poor 0 2.8 5.6 8.4 11.2 14 seconds

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
Females data Females, 85-89
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