Journal of Aging Research / 2011 / Article / Tab 3 / Review Article
Relationship of Physical Performance with Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density in Individuals over 60 Years of Age: A Systematic Review Table 3 Summary of instruments for physical performance (PP) tests.
Items Sit-to-stand Balance Walking speed Others The short physical performance battery [23 ] 5 repetition Tandem, semitandem, and side-by-side stands (10 seconds maximum) 4-meter The health, aging, and body composition study Physical Performance Battery [24 ] 5 repetition Tandem, semitandem, and side-by-side stands (10 seconds maximum) 6-meter at usual walking speed and 6-meter narrow walk Summary lower-extremity performance scores [25 ] 5 repetition Tandem, semi-tandem, and side-by-side stands (10 seconds maximum) Timed 360-degree turn (turning in a full circle), one to the right and one to the left 8-ft (~2.4-meter) walk United states Physical Performance Test [26 , 27 ] N/A Timed 360-degree turn Timed 4.8-meter walking Writing a sentence, simulating eating, lifting a book above shoulder level, putting on and removing a lab coat and picking up a coin from the floor Continuous-scale physical-functional-performance test [28 ]
5 domains: upper body strength, upper body flexibility, lower body strength, balance and coordination, and endurance
References indicate the validation studies. N/A: not available.