ArticleScientific reports2016
Mobility and Muscle Strength Together are More Strongly Correlated with Falls in Suburb-Dwelling Older Chinese.
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- Effects of different training characteristics in combined resistance and cognitive training on motor and cognitive performance in older adults: A systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Review
- The prognostic value of gait speed in hemodialysis patients: A prospective observational study.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Association between elevated serum uric acid levels and high estimated glomerular filtration rate with reduced risk of low muscle strength in older people: a retrospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Factors that cause women with osteoporosis to fall.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Article
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- Mediating Effects of Malnutrition on the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms Clusters and Muscle Function Rather than Muscle Mass in Older Hemodialysis Patients.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Article
- Accuracy of Tools to Differentiate Single From Recurrent Fallers Pre-Frail Older Women.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Application of 'Timed up and Go' Test in Fall Screening of Elderly People in Shanghai: A Cross-Sectional Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Sweat the Fall Stuff: Physical Activity Moderates the Association of White Matter Hyperintensities With Falls Risk in Older Adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- The Added Value of Combined Timed Up and Go Test, Walking Speed, and Grip Strength on Predicting Recurrent Falls in Chinese Community-dwelling Elderly.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
- Obesity, Even in the Metabolically Healthy, Increases the Risk of Poor Physical Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study of Older People in a Chinese Community.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
- Isometric Strength Measures are Superior to the Timed Up and Go Test for Fall Prediction in Older Adults: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
- Effects of silent myocardial ischemia on functional fitness and physical independence in 60-79-year-old adults.Sports medicine and health science · 2019Article
- Physical function assessment of older adults with lower body fractures at 3 months post-discharge from hospital.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2019Article
- Quantitative analysis of skeletal muscle by computed tomography imaging-State of the art.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2018Review
- The effect of primary total knee arthroplasty on the incidence of falls and balance-related functions in patients with osteoarthritis.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Exercise and CKD: Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Practical Application of Exercise to Prevent and Treat Physical Impairments in CKD.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2017Review
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Abstract
Falls are common in older adults and result in adverse outcomes. Impaired mobility and poor muscle strength have been consistently identified as the main contributors to falls. We choose three easy-to-perform tests (i.e. Timed Up and Go test (TUGT), walking speed (WS) and grip strength (GS)) in order to assess mobility and muscle strength to further define their relationship with falls. This study is cross-sectional, consisting of 1092 residents over 60-year-old; 589 were female. 204 (18.68%) participants reported falling at least once in the past year. It was found that, of the three tests evaluated independently, a TUGT < 9.1750 s had the strongest association with fewer falls. When evaluating these tests as pairs, the combination of a TUGT < 9.1750 s and a WS < 0.9963 m/s was the best protective indicator of falls after adjusting for age, sex and other variables. When evaluating all three tests in conjunction with each other, the combination of a TUGT < 9.1750 s, a WS < 0.9963 m/s, and a GS > 0.3816 was most correlated with less possibility of falls. The combination of a better TUGT performance, a stronger GS, and a slower WS is the most strongly correlated with less possibility of falls.
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