{
  "abstract": "It is well known that muscular strength is a marker of future health, but it is unclear which simple field-based muscular strength tests provide the strongest prognostic value for long-term health conditions. A recent meta-analysis focused on adults (aged 18–64 years) and older adults (aged ≥65 years) published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine 1 concluded that the handgrip strength test is the most studied in prospective cohort studies (n=145) and has a strong prognostic value of multiple health outcomes. However, it has been argued that the handgrip strength test might have a low responsiveness to usual resistance training interventions involving major muscle groups,2 3 limiting its sensitivity to detect changes in muscular strength and therefore its usefulness in research, clinical or sport-oriented interventions. The same meta-analysis also identified the second most used test in prospective studies (n=36), the sit-to-stand test (STS). Interestingly, the STS was found to be highly predictive of multiple health conditions, including a lower risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal impairment, disability, depression and dementia. In this editorial, we discuss the different versions of the STS, their measurement properties (reliability, validity and responsiveness) and future perspectives.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Cádiz, Spain",
        "Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Jose Castro-Piñero"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain",
        "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain",
        "Grupo Mixto de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Exitoso UCLM-SESCAM, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha-Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Toledo, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Julian Alcazar"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Cádiz, Spain",
        "Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Magdalena Cuenca-García"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Beatriz Fernandez-Gamez"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain",
        "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain",
        "Grupo Mixto de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Exitoso UCLM-SESCAM, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha-Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Toledo, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Ignacio Ara"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain",
        "CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Granada, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Francisco B Ortega"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Sit-to-stand test emerges as a powerful prognostic factor of future health outcomes: different versions, measurement properties and future perspectives",
  "uid": "ed7541d0-068f-5294-bcc1-2b153075f1f6"
}