Observational studyAge and ageing2022
Handgrip strength rather than chair stand test should be used to diagnose sarcopenia in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients: REStORing health of acutely unwell adulTs (RESORT).
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- Clinical importance of simple muscular fitness tests to predict long-term health conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 94 cohort studies.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Gripwise Versus Jamar: The Challenge of a New Dynamometer Assessing Handgrip Strength.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Trial
- Sarcopenia and Walking Recovery in Older Adults: A Mini-Review of Evidence and Rehabilitation Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Muscle Strength and Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease Men: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Preserved muscle function as a protective factor against cognitive decline: Longitudinal results from the FINGER study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Observational
- Associations between body composition phenotypes and physical function in community-dwelling older adults: an exploratory analysis of limb muscle mass asymmetry.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The sarcopenia-pain connection: why mechanisms matter for patient care?Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Irisin, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), and Redox Balance in Geriatric Dynapenia.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Handgrip strength is not correlated with the five-times sit-to-stand test in kidney transplant patients.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Vitamin D and Sarcopenia: Implications for Muscle Health.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Correlation of Hand Grip Strength with Sleep Quality and Perception of General Health Status in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia as a Stronger Predictor for All-Cause Mortality Than Osteoporosis in a Medical Center in Central Taiwan.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
- Sarcopenic obesity and history of falls in older Italian adults: associations according to different diagnostic combinations.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity among older adults in the nordic countries: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Sarcopenia prevalence using handgrip strength or chair stand performance in adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Age and ageing · 2024Article
- Metaheuristic-Based Feature Selection Methods for Diagnosing Sarcopenia with Machine Learning Algorithms.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Handgrip Strength and Clinical Evolution of People Living with HIV: A Mini Narrative Review.Current HIV research · 2024Review
- The Roles of Non-Pharmacologic and Emerging Pharmacologic Management of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Sarcopenia: A Narrative Review.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundaccording to the revised sarcopenia definition proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) and revised definition of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS2019), handgrip strength (HGS) and chair stand test (CST) can be used interchangeably as initial diagnostic measures.
objectiveto assess the agreement between sarcopenia prevalence, using either HGS or CST, and their association with adverse outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients.
methodsREStORing health of acutely unwell adulTs is an observational, longitudinal cohort of geriatric rehabilitation inpatients. Cohen's kappa (κ) was used to assess the agreement between sarcopenia prevalence (no, probable and confirmed and severe sarcopenia) according to EWGSOP2 and AWGS2019 using either HGS or CST. Associations between HGS and CST and readmission, institutionalisation and mortality were assessed by binomial regression.
resultspatients (n = 1,250, 57% females) had a median age of 83.1 years (interquartile range: [77.5-88.3]). There was no agreement between probable sarcopenia prevalence using HGS or CST for EWGSOP2 and AWGS2019, respectively (HGS: 70.9% and 76.2%; CST: 95.5% and 98.4%; κ = 0.08 and 0.02). Agreement between confirmed and severe sarcopenia prevalence using either HGS or CST was strong to almost perfect. HGS was associated with 3-month institutionalisation and 3-month and 1-year mortality, whereas CST was not associated.
conclusionsHGS and CST cannot be used interchangeably as diagnostic measures for probable sarcopenia in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients. CST is not useful to predict adverse outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients.
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