RT Journal Article
T1 Estimation of Functional Aerobic Capacity Using the Sit-to-Stand Test in Older Adults with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.
A1 Fuentes-Abolafio, Ivan Jose
A1 Escriche-Escuder, Adrian
A1 Bernal-Lopez, Maria Rosa
A1 Gómez-Huelgas, Ricardo
A1 Ricci, Michele
A1 Trinidad-Fernandez, Manuel
A1 Roldan-Jimenez, Cristina
A1 Arjona-Caballero, Jose Maria
A1 Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio Ignacio
A1 Perez-Belmonte, Luis Miguel
K1 6-min walking test
K1 Functional aerobic capacity
K1 Heart failure
K1 Older adults
K1 Sit-to-stand test
AB Background: The 6-Min Walking Test (6MWT) has been proposed to assess functional aerobic capacity in patients with heart failure, but many older adults with heart failure cannot complete it. The adequacy of the 5-repetition Sit-To-Stand (5-STS), a simpler test than 6MWT, to assess the functionalaerobic capacity in older adults with heart failure has not been evaluated. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the usefulness of 5-STS in estimating maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) in older adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out.Patients 70 years and older with HFpEF were included. A bivariant Pearson correlation and subsequent multivariate linear regression analysis were used to analyze the correlations between the 5-STS and the estimated VO2 peak. Results: Seventy-six patients (80.74 (5.89) years) were recruited. The 5-STS showed a moderate and inversely correlation with the estimated VO2 peak (r = −0.555, p < 0.001). The 5-STS explained 40.4% of the variance in the estimated VO2 peak, adjusted by age, sex, and BMI. When older adults were stratified by BMI, the 5-STS explained 70% and 31.4% of the variance in the estimated VO2 peak in older adults with normal weight and verweight/obesity, respectively. Conclusions: The 5-STS may be an easy tool to assess functional aerobic capacity in older adults with HFpEF, especially for those with normal weight.
PB MDPI AG
SN 2077-0383
YR 2022
FD 2022-05-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21288
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21288
LA EN
NO Fuentes-Abolafio IJ, Escriche-Escuder A, Bernal-López MR, Gómez-Huelgas R, Ricci M, Trinidad-Fernández M, et al. Estimation of functional aerobic capacity using the sit-to-stand test in older adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Clin Med. 2022 May 10;11(10):2692
NO Escriche-Escuder is supported by the University Teaching Training Programme(FPU) of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain, grant number: FPU17/00161.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025