Performance on sit-to-stand tests in relation to measures of functional fitness and sarcopenia diagnosis in community-dwelling older adults

Table 3 Pearson correlations of Sit-to-Stand tests and grip strength with muscle mass and functional measures

	30CST	Grip Strength	Habitual Gait speed	6-min walk	TUG
30CST	1.000	0.290**	0.517**	0.558**	− 0.501**
5TSTS	− 0.677**	− 0.242**	− 0.533**	− 0.531**	0.646**
Grip Strength	0.290**	1.000	0.360**	0.367**	− 0.267**
	Whole SMI		Upper Limb SMI		Lower Limb SMI
30CST	−0.076*		− 0.131**		− 0.092*
5TSTS	0.053		0.087*		0.060
Grip Strength	0.442**		0.311**		0.290**

SMI appendicular skeletal mass index; 30CST 30 s chair stands, 5TSTS five times sit to stand, TUG timed-Up-and-Go
** P < 0.01; * P < 0.05

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