PMC full text:
J Nutr Health Aging. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as:
J Nutr Health Aging. 2009 Jan; 13(1): 57–62.
doi: 10.1007/s12603-009-0010-4Table 3
Percentiles for the SF-36 physical functioning (PF) score among older participants in the nationally representative Health Survey for England (HSE 1996)
| Percentile of SF-36 PF score | Age band (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80+ | |
| MEN | ||||||
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| p10 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| p15 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| p25 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| p50 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 55 |
| p75 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 78 |
| p85 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 85 |
| p90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 90 |
| p95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 |
| Maximum | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| N | 459 | 501 | 461 | 401 | 273 | 249 |
| WOMEN | ||||||
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| p10 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| p15 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 5 |
| p25 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 13 |
| p50 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 60 | 40 |
| p75 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 70 |
| p85 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 85 |
| p90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 90 |
| p95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 |
| Maximum | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| N | 521 | 536 | 571 | 502 | 373 | 452 |
p# denotes percentiles of the physical functioning distribution. p50 is the median of the distribution, and p25 to p75 define the inter-quartile range.
