{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Diekmann R"],"funding":["Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung","Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg"],"pagination":["2769-2778"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9675680"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["34(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>When older adults fall below the thresholds of functional geriatric assessment (FGA), they may already be at risk of mobility impairment. A reduction in (jumping) power could be an indication of functional decline, one of the main risk factors for falls.<h4>Objective</h4>This paper explores whether six-month delta (∆) values of muscle power can predict 24-month follow-up FGA in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>This observational study of independent, healthy, high-performing community-dwelling adults aged 70 + years involved FGA (mobility, balance, and endurance tests) at baseline (t<sub>0</sub>), after 6 months (t<sub>1</sub>), and after 24 months (t<sub>2</sub>); maximum jumping power (max JP) was determined at t<sub>0</sub> and t<sub>1</sub>. A predictive linear model was"],"journal":["Aging clinical and experimental research"],"pubmed_title":["Are vertical jumps able to predict 24-month follow-up functional geriatric assessment in a healthy community-dwelling older cohort?"],"pmcid":["PMC9675680"],"funding_grant_id":["01EL1422D"],"pubmed_authors":["Bauer JM","Zieschang T","Hellmers S","Elgert L","Heinks A","Diekmann R","Hein A","Lau S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Are vertical jumps able to predict 24-month follow-up functional geriatric assessment in a healthy community-dwelling older cohort?","description":"<h4>Background</h4>When older adults fall below the thresholds of functional geriatric assessment (FGA), they may already be at risk of mobility impairment. A reduction in (jumping) power could be an indication of functional decline, one of the main risk factors for falls.<h4>Objective</h4>This paper explores whether six-month delta (∆) values of muscle power can predict 24-month follow-up FGA in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>This observational study of independent, healthy, high-performing community-dwelling adults aged 70 + years involved FGA (mobility, balance, and endurance tests) at baseline (t<sub>0</sub>), after 6 months (t<sub>1</sub>), and after 24 months (t<sub>2</sub>); maximum jumping power (max JP) was determined at t<sub>0</sub> and t<sub>1</sub>. A predictive linear model was","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2025-04-04T22:35:26.676Z","creation":"2025-04-04T22:35:26.676Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9675680","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36053442"],"doi":["10.1007/s40520-022-02230-9"]}}