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Published on 14 de mayo de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.04.3059

Functional capacity assessment through five-repetition sit-to-stand test: Reference values for people living at high-altitude

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Characteristics of the study population.
VariableAll (n = 400)Women (n = 233)Men (n = 167)
Age range, n (%)18 to 2930 to 3940 to 4950 to 5960 to 6970 to 8077657182545142 (54.5%)32 (49.2%)39 (54.9%)46 (56.9%)37 (68.51%)37 (72.5%)35 (45.5%)33 (50.8%)32 (45.1%)36 (43.9%)17 (31.48%)14 (27.5%)
Height (m)1.62 (1.56 to 1.68)1.58 (1.53 to 1.61)1.69 (1.64 to 1.74)
Weight (kg)63.0 (57.8 to 70.1)60 (55.5 to 64.1)70.2 (62.8 to 76.4)
BMI (kg/m2)24.2 (22.5 to 26.0)24.0 (22.2 to 25.8)24.4 (23.1 to 26.5)
BMI, n (%)UnderweightNormalOverweightObese5 (1.3%)254 (63.5%)122 (30.5%)19 (4.8%)3 (0.12%)155 (61%)62 (50.8%)13 (0.04%)2 (12%)99 (59.2%)60 (35.9%)6 (0.3%)
IPAQ-SF, n (%)LowModerateHigh147 (36.8%)191 (47.8%)62 (15.6%)95 (40.8%)107 (45.9%)31 (13.3%)52 (31.1%)84 (50.3%)31 (18.6%)
Tobacco use, n (%)SmokerNon-smokerFormer smoker130 (32.5%)262 (65.5%)8 (2.0%)65 (27.9%)161(69.1%)7(3.0%)65 (38.9%)101 (60.5%)1 (0.6%)

BMI, body mass index. IPAQ-SF, International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form.

Data of height, weight and BMI are presented as median (25th to 75th percentile).

Source: Prepared by the authors of this study