Scientists seek easy ways to gauge senior fitness

NCT ID NCT06062784

Summary

This study aimed to see if simple, bedside tests could accurately predict heart and lung fitness in older adults. Researchers tested 64 people over age 65, comparing easy measures like handgrip strength and a step test with the complex, gold-standard fitness assessment. The goal was to find quicker, more accessible ways to understand an older person's fitness level.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre of Metabolism, Ageing and Physiology (COMAP), University of Nottingham

    Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3DT, United Kingdom

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