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Table 1 Mean (SD), median (IQR) and range of active shoulder flexion in degrees for males and females by five-year age groups

From: Shoulder range of movement in the general population: age and gender stratified normative data using a community-based cohort

 

Left shoulder

Right shoulder

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

All participants

Male (n = 1237)

159.9 (18.1)

162.0 (152–174)

0–180

161.5 (18.7)

165.0 (155–175)

14–180

Female (n = 1167)

157.1 (18.2)

160.0 (150–170)

20–180

158.5 (19.1)

160.0 (150–171)

0–180

20–24 years

Male (n = 97)

168.6 (13.1)

174.0 (160–178)

130–180

170.8 (18.2)

179.0 (170–180)

90–180

 

Female (n = 99)

166.4 (10.1)

169.0 (160–174)

146–180

164.7 (11.1)

165.8 (160–174)

140–180

25–29 years

Male (n = 170)

165.0 (10.1)

162.0 (158–175)

142–180

165.2 (9.8)

164.0 (160–174)

145–180

 

Female (n = 119)

164.8 (12.8)

166.0 (152–180)

138–180

166.0 (13.1)

170.0 (155–180)

136–180

30–34 years

Male (n = 146)

166.2 (12.9)

170.0 (160–176)

130–180

167.9 (11.5)

170.0 (160–177)

123–180

 

Female (n = 145)

162.9 (12.2)

162.0 (156–172)

130–180

164.4 (13.1)

166.3 (156–173)

100–180

35–39 years

Male (n = 131)

162.3 (21.7)

166.0 (160–176)

40–180

162.8 (24.3)

168.0 (160–176)

20–180

 

Female (n = 122)

165.2 (13.3)

168.0 (158–180)

133–180

166.2 (12.5)

168.0 (158–180)

132–180

40–44 years

Male (n = 140)

160.9 (14.2)

160.0 (152–170)

100–180

165.5 (13.1)

166.0 (156–174)

120–180

 

Female (n = 125)

160.2 (13.7)

160.0 (150–170)

118–180

163.7 (14.0)

164.0 (156–176)

114–180

45–49 years

Male (n = 113)

162.9 (12.4)

162.0 (155–174)

110–180

164.9 (13.1)

168.0 (160–176)

120–180

 

Female (n = 105)

158.0 (13.3)

160.0 (150–166)

124–180

159.9 (14.0)

160.0 (150–170)

110–180

50–54 years

Male (n = 94)

163.6 (16.7)

167.1 (154–178)

110–180

165.0 (18.6)

170.0 (160–176)

50–180

 

Female (n = 89)

158.0 (14.5)

160.0 (150–168)

116–180

160.1 (14.5)

160.0 (150–170)

122–180

55–59 years

Male (n = 86)

157.3 (15.1)

160.0 (149–170)

120–180

159.4 (15.6)

160.0 (150–171)

100–180

 

Female (n = 86)

154.7 (15.5)

154.0 (144–168)

110–180

157.1 (14.6)

160.0 (149–170)

120–180

60–64 years

Male (n = 58)

155.9 (15.2)

159.5 (144–169)

110–180

157.4 (16.5)

160.0 (150–170)

115–180

 

Female (n = 55)

146.0 (26.1)

150.0 (134–160)

20–180

146.5 (27.1)

150.0 (140–163)

10–180

65–69 years

Male (n = 62)

149.9 (20.1)

151.8 (140–162)

60–180

152.3 (20.1)

156.1 (144–162)

78–180

 

Female (n = 61)

151.6 (18.0)

153.9 (143–160)

78–180

152.1 (15.7)

152.0 (144–162)

80–180

70–74 years

Male (n = 49)

143.3 (27.2)

150.0 (130–160)

0–180

146.8 (19.3)

147.5 (130–161)

100–180

 

Female (n = 54)

145.9 (17.9)

150.0 (136–160)

40–180

144.8 (29.7)

150.8 (131–162)

0–180

75–79 years

Male (n = 52)

143.0 (18.7)

142.0 (133–158)

50–174

143.4 (26.1)

145.1 (130–160)

14–178

 

Female (n = 46)

138.1 (21.0)

141.8 (130–153)

52–175

141.9 (21.5)

145.0 (136–152)

60–172

80–84 years

Male (n = 31)

137.1 (24.1)

140.0 (123–151)

50–174

140.2 (22.0)

142.4 (125–156)

72–180

 

Female (n = 51)

132.1 (25.2)

132.0 (119–149)

64–180

133.7 (24.3)

140.0 (120–150)

66–178

85 years and over

Male (n = 10)

129.6 (23.2)

136.1 (112–150)

90–158

127.8 (24.4)

123.7 (111–151)

90–174

Female (n = 10)

129.9 (30.9)

138.0 (100–154)

80–170

124.1 (39.6)

130.0 (80–160)

70–174