Abstract: Objective To establish the norms of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (HFMS V1.0) for Chinese urban elderly. Methods Using a multistage stratified sampling method, we conducted a large- scale epidemiological investigation among 5782 urban elderly residents sampled from Guangzhou (south China), Hefei (East China), Tianjin (north China), Shenyang (northeast China), Luzhou (southwest China) and Lanzhou (northwest China). The mean, percentile and threshold norms were established based on the characteristics of HFMS V1.0 scores for Chinese urban elderly. Results The mean and percentile norms of total, physical, mental and social healthy fitness of Chinese urban elderly were established according to gender and different age groups (60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and ≥80 years). The threshold norms of HFMS V1.0 were divided into 5 states, namely very low, low, moderate, high and very high states according to the Mean±SD and Mean±0.5SD of the converted scores. Conclusion The established norms of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale (HFMS V1.0) for Chinese urban elderly provide evaluation criteria for Chinese elderly healthy fitness level and facilitate exploration of healthy fitness status and its influencing factors in Chinese urban elderly.

Key words: urban elderly; healthy fitness level; Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version 1.0; norms