A chair-stand time of greater than 15 seconds is associated with an increased risk of death and hospitalization in cirrhosis.
Vivian V NguyenSarah WangReid WhitlockChelsea XuSunil TanejaSurender SinghJuan G AbraldesKelly BurakRobert J BaileyJoshua D GrabJennifer C LaiPuneeta TandonPublished in: Canadian liver journal (2023)
A chair-stand test time of >15 seconds is independently associated with mortality and non-elective hospitalizations. This test holds promise as a rapid prognostication tool in cirrhosis. Future work will include external validation and virtual assessment in this population.