Walking Speed: Females, Age 80+

What these numbers mean

A value around 0.94 m/s is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. Scores above about 1.10 m/s fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 0.78 m/s fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Also see: 70-79 · All ages

Data source: Bohannon & Williams Andrews (2011) · n=23.1K About this study

Walking Speed Mobility Females 80+

Walking Speed Percentile Chart (m/s)

Poor 0.55 m/s
Below average 0.78 m/s
Average 0.94 m/s
Above average 1.10 m/s
Excellent 1.34 m/s
Walking Speed percentile distribution chart for Females, age 80+ 5th 5th: 0.55 m/s (Poor) 0.55 Poor 25th 25th: 0.78 m/s (Below average) 0.78 Below average 50th 50th: 0.94 m/s (Average) 0.94 Average 75th 75th: 1.10 m/s (Above average) 1.10 Above average 95th 95th: 1.34 m/s (Excellent) 1.34 Excellent 0 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.8 m/s Walking Speed percentile distribution chart for Females, age 80+ 5th 5th: 0.55 m/s (Poor) 0.55 Poor 25th 25th: 0.78 m/s (Below average) 0.78 Below average 50th 50th: 0.94 m/s (Average) 0.94 Average 75th 75th: 1.10 m/s (Above average) 1.10 Above average 95th 95th: 1.34 m/s (Excellent) 1.34 Excellent 0 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.8 m/s

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

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