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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Sarcopenia | Research

The 30-s chair stand test can be a useful tool for screening sarcopenia in elderly Japanese participants

Authors: Shuji Sawada, Hayao Ozaki, Toshiharu Natsume, Pengyu Deng, Toshinori Yoshihara, Takashi Nakagata, Takuya Osawa, Yoshihiko Ishihara, Tomoharu Kitada, Ken Kimura, Nobuhiro Sato, Shuichi Machida, Hisashi Naito

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

Low 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.

Methods

This 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.

Results

CS-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%).

Conclusions

The CS-30 was found to be a reliable test for sarcopenia screening in the elderly Japanese population.
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Metadata
Title
The 30-s chair stand test can be a useful tool for screening sarcopenia in elderly Japanese participants
Authors
Shuji Sawada
Hayao Ozaki
Toshiharu Natsume
Pengyu Deng
Toshinori Yoshihara
Takashi Nakagata
Takuya Osawa
Yoshihiko Ishihara
Tomoharu Kitada
Ken Kimura
Nobuhiro Sato
Shuichi Machida
Hisashi Naito
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Sarcopenia
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04524-x

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