The Siconolfi step test: a valid and reliable assessment of cardiopulmonary fitness in older men with prostate cancer.
Agnieszka LemanskaKaren PooleJonathan J AningBruce A GriffinRalph MandersJohn M SaxtonJoe WainwrightSara FaithfullPublished in: European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (2019)
SST provides a valid and reliable alternative to CPET for the assessment of cardiopulmonary fitness in older men with prostate cancer. Caution is advised when assessing men 60 years old or younger because the VO2peak predicted with SST was significantly lower than that measured with CPET.