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

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 rem...

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Main 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04524-x