ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
Knee extension strength and handgrip strength are important predictors of Timed Up and Go test performance among community-dwelling elderly women: a cross-sectional study.
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- Exercise training to preserve vitality capacity in ageing.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Association between lower limb muscle strength and musculoskeletal ambulation disability symptom complex in patients with medial meniscus posterior root tears.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Enhancing physical and cognitive function in older adults through walking & resistance exercise: Korean national aging project randomized controlled study.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- Modified Squat Test for Predicting Knee Muscle Strength in Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024Article
- Bodyweight Exercise of Lower and Upper Extremities for Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Timed Up-and-Go Test.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of a Graphene Heating Device on Fatigue Recovery of Biceps Brachii.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHandgrip and knee extension strengths have each been used to characterize disability. However, it has been reported that the association between handgrip and knee extension strengths is weak.
objectiveTo evaluate the influence of knee extensor and handgrip muscle strength on Timed Up and Go (TUG) test results among elderly women with worse (≥ 10 seconds) and better (< 10 seconds) performance, after controlling for confounders. DATA AND
settingCross-sectional study on a sample selected according to convenience, carried out in a federal public institution of higher education.
methodsAssessment of handgrip was carried out using the Jamar dynamometer (Lafayette Instrument Company, Inc., Lafayette, United States). Knee extensor muscle performance was measured using an isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex System 3 Pro; Biodex Medical Systems, Inc., United States), The confounding factors were education, age, comorbidities, body mass index and Geriatric Depression Scale and Human Activity Profile scores. Functional performance was assessed through the TUG test. A backward linear regression model was used.
results127 elderly women performed the TUG test in more than 10 seconds and 93 in less than 10 seconds. However, regardless of test performance, handgrip strength and knee extension strength comprised the reduced final model.
conclusionsKnee extension strength and handgrip strength might be particularly useful indicators for measuring disability.
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