Self-Reported vs Measured Physical Fitness in Older Women

Figures & data

Table 1 Basic Descriptive Statistics of the Study Participants in Older Women (N=120)

Study Variables	Mean ± SD	Min–Max (Range)
Age (years)	71 ± 7	60–86 (26)
Height (cm)	159 ± 21	148–182 (34)
Weight (kg)	70 ± 13	47–114 (67)
Waist circumference (cm)	91 ± 12	67–135 (68)
Chair stand in 30 sec^#	17 ± 4	7–37 (30)
Arm curl in 30 sec^#	19 ± 5	11–39 (28)
2-minute step test^#	170 ± 44	55–260 (205)
Chair sit-and-reach test (cm)*	7 (1–11)	−35–24 (59)
Back scratch test (cm)*	0.8 (−8 – 4)	−27–14 (41)
8-feet up-and-go test (sec)	5 ± 1	4–10 (6)
Overall physical fitness (z-score)*	−1 (−2 – 1)	−8–9 (17)
Self-reported physical fitness (scale 1–10)*	7 (5–8)	1–10 (10)

Notes: *denotes using median (25–75th percentile range), ^#denotes calculating the number of repetitions.

Figure 1 The associations between self-reported physical fitness and waist circumference, chair stand in 30 sec, arm curl in 30 sec and 2-min step test in older women (N=120).

Figure 2 The associations between self-reported physical fitness and chair sit-and-reach test, back scratch test, 8-feet up-and-go test and overall physical fitness in older women (N=120).