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J Nutr Health Aging. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 Jul 1.
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J Nutr Health Aging. 2009 Jan; 13(1): 57–62.
doi: 10.1007/s12603-009-0010-4

Table 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 scoreAge band (years)
55-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980+
MEN
  Minimum000000
  p5101010553
  p10252020201510
  p15403530302520
  p25705555504030
  p50908585806755
  p751009595908578
  p8510010095959085
  p90100100100959590
  p9510010010010010095
  Maximum100100100100100100
    N 459 501 461 401 273 249
WOMEN
  Minimum000000
  p510108550
  p102825201055
  p1540393018155
  p25605550303013
  p50858075646040
  p75959490858070
  p851009595909085
  p90100100100959590
  p9510010010010010095
  Maximum100100100100100100
    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.