But don't panic if you fail.
What can a simple exercise test say about your health? A word of advice. If you fail this ‘sit and rise’ test, do not panic. Yes, results suggest that the lower you score, the more likely you are to die in the next six years. But do not be alarmed – there is more to those figures than meet the eye. The sit and rise test is a measure of future lifespan, tested on thousands of participants for a study published by the European Society of Cardiology starting back in 2002.
‘It is important to acknowledge the limitations of this test, such as osteoarthritis, diseases causing primary muscle weakness and mobility problems which are confounders to interpreting the test results. ‘A “positive” result may also give a sense of false reassurance in patients presenting with other independent risk factors for a shortened lifespan death such as smoking, excess alcohol consumption, sub optimally controlled diabetes or hypertension.
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