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. 2022 Mar 30;11(7):1926. doi: 10.3390/jcm11071926

Table A3.

Additional frailty measures.

IPAQ (long version) (METS/min/week) An evaluation tool that examines the level of physical activity spent in the previous seven days in the domains of work, transportation, domestic/garden and recreation/sport/leisure time as well as the time spent sitting. A higher score indicates a higher level of physical activity.
Muscle strength (kg) Evaluation of the muscle strength of the knee extensors (sitting position with hip and knee flexed 90°) and hip flexors (supine position with hip flexed 90°) of both legs, measured with the MicroFET® dynamometer (Hoggan Health Industries Inc., West Jordan, UT, USA). Each measurement is repeated three times, and the highest value is used in the data analysis.
Timed chair stand test (s) A test that evaluates the functional muscle strength of the lower limbs. The subject has to stand up five times from a chair, without using armrests (arms crossed at the chest), and has to return to the sitting position as fast and as safely as possible. The time is registered in seconds.
FES-I (/64) A questionnaire that examines the level of concern about falling during 16 social and physical activities. A higher score indicates a higher level of concern about falling.

FES-I, Falls Efficacy Scale International; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; kg, kilograms; METS, metabolic equivalents; min, minutes; s, seconds.