title: Age and gender normative data for lift capacity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are routinely used in physical medicine to ascertain an individual's work ability; with lift capacity being an important aspect of many evaluations. Despite the widespread use of lift capacity tests, there are few studies that provide age and gender normative data.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety, reliability, and validity of the EPIC Lift Capacity test, and to examine the effects of age and gender on lift capacity.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used a test-retest design with 4,443 adult participants in good general health. Test-retest of participants' lift capacity was undertaken to examine safety and reliability. Age and gender and the self-reported physical demands of each employed participant's usual and customary job were collected to examine validity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Safety and reliability were demonstrated for both measures of lift capacity for each of the six sub-tests in the EPIC Lift Capacity test battery. Inter-subtest differences and expected age and gender differences were found across all subtests.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The EPIC Lift Capacity test is a safe and reliable test of lift capacity.Normative data are presented that allow comparison within age and gender categories.
authors.affiliation: Vert Mooney Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA EpicRehab, LLC, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Leonard N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Matheson
authors.affiliation: Vert Mooney Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA Spine and Sport, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verna
authors.affiliation: Vert Mooney Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Dreisinger
authors.affiliation: Vert Mooney Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leggett
authors.affiliation: Vert Mooney Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012737:Sex Factors; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Functional Capacity Evaluation; normal values; norms; test reliability; test safety