Aerobic fitness values were generally below average , although 6-minute walk time was closer to population norms .
Upper and lower extremity strength was lower than population norms for women who were currently receiving cancer treatment .
Lower extremity strength was above population norms for women who had completed treatment .
Aerobic capacity and upper extremity strength in women diagnosed with breast cancer are generally lower than population norms .
QUESTION What are typical values of physical function for women diagnosed with breast cancer and how do these compare to normative data ?
Normal values of balance tests in women aged 20-80.
OBJECTIVES To determine normal values for four commonly used clinical functional balance tests from community-dwelling women aged 20 to 80 and to identify any significant decline due to aging . DESIGN A cross-sectional study was undertaken to provide normative values for four clinical balance tests across 6 decade cohorts . SETTING The Betty Byrne-Henderson Center for Women and Aging , Royal Womens ' Hospital , Brisbane , Australia . PARTICIPANTS Four hundred fifty-six community-dwelling , independently ambulant women with no obvious neurological or musculoskeletal-related disability , aged 20 to 80 , were r and omly recruited from a large metropolitan region . MEASUREMENTS The clinical balance measures /tests were the  Timed Up and Go test , step test , Functional Reach test , and lateral reach test .  Multivariate analysis was used to test the effect for age , height , and activity level . RESULTS Normal data were produced for each test across each decade cohort . Gradual decline in balance performance was confirmed , with significant effect for age demonstrated . CONCLUSION New normative data across the adult age decades are available for these clinical tests . Use of clinical balance tests could complement other balance tests and be used to screen women aged 40 to 60 whose performance is outside the normal values for age and to decrease later falls risk
Aerobic fitness values were generally below average , although 6-minute walk time was closer to population norms .
Upper and lower extremity strength was lower than population norms for women who were currently receiving cancer treatment .
Lower extremity strength was above population norms for women who had completed treatment .
Aerobic capacity and upper extremity strength in women diagnosed with breast cancer are generally lower than population norms .
QUESTION What are typical values of physical function for women diagnosed with breast cancer and how do these compare to normative data ?