Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test

Five-times sit-to-stand test (Csuka M, McCarty DJ. Am J Med 1985): the time in seconds to complete five sit-to-stand cycles with arms folded; >= 12 s indicates increased fall risk and >= 15 s recurrent-faller risk.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Time for five sit-to-stand cycles
14 seconds

Result: Five-times sit-to-stand 14 s — increased fall risk (>= 12 s).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

< 12 s
Below the fall-risk cutoff.
>= 12 s
Increased fall risk.
>= 15 s
Recurrent-faller risk (five cycles, arms folded; age-specific norms apply). A performance measure, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Time for five sit-to-stand cycles
How this is calculated

Csuka M, McCarty DJ. Simple method for measurement of lower extremity muscle strength. Am J Med. 1985;78(1):77-81. Read the source ↗

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