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Methods: Sixty-six older women (73.62 \u00b1 8.23 yrs old) performed a musculoskeletal fitness assessment of the upper and lower limbs. A handheld dynamometer was used to evaluate upper-limb muscle strength through a handgrip (HG) test. Lower-limb power and force were assessed from a two-leg countermovement vertical jump (VJ) on a ground reaction force platform. Physical functioning was assessed subjectively using the Composite Physical Function (CPF) questionnaire and objectively by daily step count measured by accelerometry and gait speed\/agility assessed by the 8-Foot Up-and-Go (TUG) test. Logistic regressions and ROC curves were carried out to define odds ratios and ideal cutoff values for discriminatory variables. Results: VJ power showed the ability to identify low physical functioning when evaluated through the CPF (14 W\/kg, 1011 W), gait speed\/agility (15 W\/kg, 800 W), or daily accumulated steps (17 W\/kg). Considering that VJ power was normalized for body mass, the increase of 1 W\/kg corresponds to a decrease of 21%, 19%, or 16% in the chance of low physical functioning when expressed by these variables, respectively. HG strength and VJ force did not show a capacity to identify low physical functioning. 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