Richard W Bohannon1, Leslie I Wolfson2, William B White3. 1. Department of Physical Therapy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Campbell University, Lillington, NC, USA. Electronic address: bohannon@campbell.edu. 2. Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA. 3. Division of Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To provide normative reference values for the standing functional reach test for older adults. DESIGN: Observational study and meta-analysis of data from published studies. SETTING: Clinical Research Center. PARTICIPANTS: Older adults: 199 hypertensive from INFINITY study and 7535 from consolidation of INFINITY and 20 other studies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Functional reach. RESULTS: The mean (standard deviation) for functional reach for the hypertensive older adults was 27.5 (7.2) cm. For the consolidated sample of older adults, a random effects model determined a weighted mean (standard error) functional reach of 27.2 (0.9) cm with a 95% confidence interval of 25.5 to 28.9cm. CONCLUSION: Pending the availability of data from a large population-based study, the summary data presented herein can serve as a reasonable estimate of normal functional reach for older adults.
OBJECTIVES: To provide normative reference values for the standing functional reach test for older adults. DESIGN: Observational study and meta-analysis of data from published studies. SETTING: Clinical Research Center. PARTICIPANTS: Older adults: 199 hypertensive from INFINITY study and 7535 from consolidation of INFINITY and 20 other studies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Functional reach. RESULTS: The mean (standard deviation) for functional reach for the hypertensive older adults was 27.5 (7.2) cm. For the consolidated sample of older adults, a random effects model determined a weighted mean (standard error) functional reach of 27.2 (0.9) cm with a 95% confidence interval of 25.5 to 28.9cm. CONCLUSION: Pending the availability of data from a large population-based study, the summary data presented herein can serve as a reasonable estimate of normal functional reach for older adults.
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