PMID- 23342225 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20130124 LR - 20211021 IS - 2008-000X (Print) IS - 2008-7209 (Electronic) IS - 2008-000X (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 4 DP - 2012 Dec TI - Reliability of 1-repetition maximum estimation for upper and lower body muscular strength measurement in untrained middle aged type 2 diabetic patients. PG - 267-73 AB - PURPOSE: The 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) test is the gold standard test for evaluating maximal dynamic strength of groups of muscles. However, safety of actual 1-RM testing is questionable in clinical situations such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), where an estimated 1-RM test is preferred. It is unclear if acceptable test retest reliability exists for the estimated 1-RM test in middle aged T2D patients. This study examined the reliability of the estimated 1-RM strength test in untrained middle aged T2D subjects. METHODS: Twenty five untrained diabetic males (n=19) and females (n=6) aged 40.7+0.4 years participated in the study. Participants undertook the first estimated 1-RM test for five exercises namely supine bench press, leg press, lateral pull, leg extension and seated biceps curls. A familiarisation session was provided three to five days before the first test. 1-RM was estimated for all participants by Brzycki 1-RM prediction equation. Another identical 1-RM estimation procedure occurred one week after first test. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), paired t-test, standard error of measurement (SEM), Bland-Altman plots, and estimation of 95% CI were used to assess reliability. RESULTS: Test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC(2,1)=0.98-0.99) for all measurements with the highest for leg extension (ICC(2,1)=0.99). The SEM was lowest for lateral pull and leg extension exercises. Paired t-tests showed non-significant differences between the means of 2 sessions across three of five exercises. CONCLUSIONS: The study findings suggest that estimation of 1-RM is reliable for upper and lower body muscular strength measurement in untrained middle aged T2D patients. FAU - Abdul-Hameed, Unaise AU - Abdul-Hameed U AD - Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India. FAU - Rangra, Prateek AU - Rangra P FAU - Shareef, Mohd Yakub AU - Shareef MY FAU - Hussain, Mohd Ejaz AU - Hussain ME LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Netherlands TA - Asian J Sports Med JT - Asian journal of sports medicine JID - 101528850 PMC - PMC3525823 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 1-Repetition Maximum OT - Exercise OT - Prediction OT - Reliability OT - Type 2 Diabetes EDAT- 2013/01/24 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/24 06:01 PMCR- 2012/12/01 CRDT- 2013/01/24 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/06/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ASJSM-3-267 [pii] AID - 10.5812/asjsm.34549 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Asian J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;3(4):267-73. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34549.