# Sit-rise test

The sit-rise test measures your ability to lower yourself to the floor and stand back up, using as little support as possible. It is scored from zero to ten, with points deducted each time you use a hand, a knee, or balance assistance. In a single movement, it captures your lower-body strength, flexibility, balance, and body composition. In Brito and Araújo's cohort of 2,002 adults aged 51 to 80 (Eur J Prev Cardiol, 2014), low scores (0 to 3) carried roughly 5-fold higher all-cause death than high scores (8 to 10) (HR 5.44, 95% CI 3.1 to 9.5). And each additional point was linked to about 21% better survival, over a median follow-up of 6.3 years.

## Sources

- Brito LBB, Ricardo DR, Araújo DSMS, Ramos PS, Myers J, Araújo CGS. (2014). Ability to sit and rise from the floor as a predictor of all-cause mortality. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487312471759

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