Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2011
Repeatability and validity of a standardised maximal step-up test for leg function--a diagnostic accuracy study.
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- Evaluation of functional capacity and clinical outcomes in healthy female college students: A cross-sectional study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of the Low Sit-High Step Test for Assessing Lower-Extremity Function in Sarcopenia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physical Fitness and Physical Activity Levels One Year after Total Hip Arthroplasty in Older Hip Osteoarthritis Patients: A Longitudinal Observational Study.Gerontology · 2026Observational
- Walking is the form of physical activity people with osteoarthritis in the hip or knee choose and maintain after two years.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- Short- and Long-Term Effects on Physical Fitness in Older Adults: Results from an 8-Week Exercise Program Repeated in Two Consecutive Years.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reliability in Novel Field-Based Fitness Measurements and Postexercise Scores from a Physical Fitness Test Battery in Older Adults.Gerontology · 2024Article
- Changes in received quality of care for knee osteoarthritis after a multicomponent intervention in a general practice in Denmark.Health science reports · 2021Article
- Long-term effects of group exercise intervention on maximal step-up height in middle-aged female primary care patients with obesity and other cardio-metabolic risk factors.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundObjectively assessed physical performance is a strong predictor for morbidity and premature death and there is an increasing interest in the role of sarcopenia in many chronic diseases. There is a need for robust and valid functional tests in clinical practice. Therefore, the repeatability and validity of a newly developed maximal step up test (MST) was assessed.
methodsThe MST, assessing maximal step-up height (MSH) in 3-cm increments, was evaluated in 60 healthy middle-aged subjects, 30 women and 30 men. The repeatability of MSH and the correlation between MSH and isokinetic knee extension peak torque (IKEPT), self-reported physical function (SF-36, PF), patient demographics and self-reported physical activity were investigated.
resultsThe repeatability between occasions and between testers was 6 cm. MSH (range 12-45 cm) was significantly correlated to IKEPT, (r = 0.68, P < 0.001), SF-36 PF score, (r = 0.29, P = 0.03), sex, age, weight and BMI. The results also show that MSH above 32 cm discriminates subjects in our study with no limitation in self-reported physical function.
conclusionsThe standardised MST is considered a reliable leg function test for clinical practice. The MSH was related to knee extension strength and self-reported physical function. The precision of the MST for identification of limitations in physical function needs further investigation.
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