Sex- and age-specific normative values of lower extremity muscle power in Italian community-dwellers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Muscle power is associated with health-related parameters. Simple equations were validated to estimate lower extremity muscle power measures based on the time to complete the five-repetition sit-to-stand test. The present study was conducted to provide lower extremity muscle power estimates and produce centile values in a large and relatively unselected population across a wide age spectrum.

Methods

Data were from the Longevity Check-up 7+ (Lookup 7+) project, an ongoing initiative conducted in unconventional settings (e.g., exhibitions, shopping centres and health promotion campaigns) across Italy to foster adoption of healthy lifestyles. Absolute, relative, allometric and specific muscle power measures of the lower extremities were estimated using validated form

SUBMITTER: Coelho-Junior HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10834342 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature