ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021
The 30-s chair stand test can be a useful tool for screening sarcopenia in elderly Japanese participants.
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- The Modified-30-Seconds-Chair-Stand-Test: A Practical and Reproducible Tool to Assess Muscle Strength in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Geriatric Patients.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow muscle strength has been focused on as an essential characteristic of sarcopenia, and the 30-s chair stand test (CS-30) could be a particularly useful test for assessing muscle strength. While it is speculated to be a beneficial tool for the assessment of sarcopenia, this remains to be verified. In this study, we examined the reliability and optimal diagnostic score of the CS-30 for assessing sarcopenia in elderly Japanese participants.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 678 participants (443 females and 235 males) who underwent the test for sarcopenia as per the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019, the CS-30 test, and the isometric knee-extension muscle strength test. ROC analysis was used to estimate the optimal CS-30 scores at which sarcopenia was detected.
resultsCS-30 scores were positively associated with sarcopenia (OR: 0.88; 95% CI:0.82-0.93). The AUC of the CS-30 for sarcopenia definition were 0.84 (p < 0.001) for females and 0.80 (p < 0.001) for males. The optimal number of stands in the CS-30 that predicted sarcopenia was 15 for females (sensitivity, 76.4%; specificity, 76.8%) and 17 for males (sensitivity, 75.0%; specificity, 71.7%).
conclusionsThe CS-30 was found to be a reliable test for sarcopenia screening in the elderly Japanese population.
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