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Therefore, this study aimed to quantify temporal changes in power, trunk flexion and movement subphase durations during the 30sSTS, and to examine differences by age and sex. 93 middle-aged adults (50 males and 43 females; mean age 60.5 \u00b1 3.0 years) and 102 older adults (48 males and 54 females; mean age 71.5 \u00b1 5.0 years) performed a 30sSTS. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) mounted over the L4\/L5 vertebral level were used to capture sit-to-stand power, trunk flexion and subphase durations in the first and last 10 s. Linear mixed-effects models evaluated temporal changes and group effects. Mean power declined (-11.9 W, d = -0.66), trunk flexion increased (+1.35\u00b0, d = 0.42), sit-to-stand duration lengthened and stand-to-sit duration decreased throughout the test (all p &lt; 0.001). The within-test decrease in stand-to-sit duration was less pronounced in older compared to middle-aged adults (d = 0.42, p = .039). Older adults generated less power and spent more time in all subphases (p &lt; 0.05). Females produced less power and greater trunk flexion (p &lt; 0.001). The 30sSTS captures modest performance fatigability; but longer protocols may better reveal clinically meaningful decline. 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