The sit-to-stand muscle power test: An easy, inexpensive and portable procedure to assess muscle power in older people

• Published in: Experimental gerontology Vol. 112; pp. 38 - 43
• Main Authors: Alcazar, Julian, Losa-Reyna, Jose, Rodriguez-Lopez, Carlos, Alfaro-Acha, Ana, Rodriguez-Mañas, Leocadio, Ara, Ignacio, García-García, Francisco J., Alegre, Luis M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 02.10.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chair rising; Exercise Test - methods; Exercise testing; Female; Frailty; Functional ability; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Healthy aging; Humans; Independent Living; Linear Models; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Quality of Life; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - physiopathology; Sitting Position; Spain; Standing Position; Walking Speed; Spain; R2; CI; ICC; CL; SPPB; 1RM; DXA; MDC; Functional ability; ES; SMI; Sarcopenia; Pmax; CV; STS; MMSE; Exercise testing; HRQoL; Frailty; SEM; Healthy aging; Chair rising; TSHA

Skeletal muscle power has been demonstrated to be a stronger predictor of functional limitations than any other physical capability. However, no validated alternatives exist to the usually expensive instruments and/or time-consuming methods to evaluate muscle power in older populations. Our aim was...