Journal article

Reliability and validity of sit-to-stand test protocols in patients with coronary artery disease

Z Wang, J Yan, S Meng, J Li, Y Yu, T Zhang, RCC Tsang, D El-Ansary, J Han, AYM Jones

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Published : 2022

Abstract

Background: Sit-To-Stand (STS) tests are reported as feasible alternatives for the assessment of functional fitness but the reliability of these tests in people with coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been reported. This study explored the test-retest reliability, convergent and known-groups validity of the five times, 30-sec and 1-min sit-to-stand test (FTSTS test, 30-s STS test and 1-min STS test respectively) in patients with CAD. The feasibility of applying these tests to distinguish the level of risk for cardiovascular events in CAD patients was also investigated. Methods: Patients with stable CAD performed a 6MWT and 3 STS tests in random order on the same day. Receiver operating ch..

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