Factors associated with lower quarter performance-based balance and strength tests: a cross-sectional analysis from the project baseline health study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical performance tests are predictive of mortality and may screen for certain health conditions (e.g., sarcopenia); however, their diagnostic and/or prognostic value has primarily been studied in age-limited or disease-specific cohorts. Our objective was to identify the most salient characteristics associated with three lower quarter balance and strength tests in a cohort of community-dwelling adults.

Methods

We applied a stacked elastic net approach on detailed data on sociodemographic, health and health-related behaviors, and biomarker data from the first visit of the Project Baseline Health Study (N = 2,502) to determine which variables were most associated with three physical performance measures: single-legged balance test (SLBT), sitting-rising te

SUBMITTER: Taylor KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287662 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature