The association between poor performance on SPPB and all-cause mortality remained highly consistent independent of follow-up length , subsets of participants , geographic area , and age of the population .
Conclusions An SPPB score lower than 10 is predictive of all-cause mortality .
The systematic implementation of the SPPB in clinical practice setting s may provide useful prognostic information about the risk of all-cause mortality .
Background The Short Physical Performance Battery ( SPPB ) is a well-established tool to assess lower extremity physical performance status .
Its predictive ability for all-cause mortality has been sparsely reported , but with conflicting results in different subsets of participants .
The aim of this study was to perform a meta- analysis investigating the relationship between SPPB score and all-cause mortality  .
Lower extremity performance in nondisabled older persons as a predictor of subsequent hospitalization.
BACKGROUND This study examines , in initially nondisabled older persons , the impact of reduced lower extremity performance on subsequent hospitalizations . METHODS A 4-year prospect i ve cohort study was conducted among 3381 persons , aged 71 years and older , who initially reported no disability . At baseline , lower extremity performance was measured by an assessment of st and ing balance , a timed 2.4-m walk , and a timed test of rising from a chair five times .  Data on subsequent hospital admissions and discharge diagnoses over 4 years were obtained from the Medicare data base . RESULTS During the follow-up period , nondisabled persons with poor lower extremity performance spent significantly more days in the hospital ( 17.7 days ) than those with intermediate and high performance ( 11.6 and 9.7 days , respectively ) . Poor lower extremity performance in nondisabled persons significantly predicted subsequent hospitalization over 4 years ( relative risk for hospitalization in those with poor vs high performance : 1.78 ; 95 % confidence interval , 1.45 - 2.17 ) . This increased hospitalization risk could not be explained by several indicators of baseline health status . Increased hospitalization risks were especially found for geriatric conditions , such as dementia , decubitus ulcer , hip fractures , other fractures , pneumonia , dehydration , and acute infections . CONCLUSIONS Even in persons who are currently nondisabled , a simple measure of lower extremity performance is predictive of subsequent hospitalization , especially for geriatric conditions
The association between poor performance on SPPB and all-cause mortality remained highly consistent independent of follow-up length , subsets of participants , geographic area , and age of the population .
Conclusions An SPPB score lower than 10 is predictive of all-cause mortality .
The systematic implementation of the SPPB in clinical practice setting s may provide useful prognostic information about the risk of all-cause mortality .
Background The Short Physical Performance Battery ( SPPB ) is a well-established tool to assess lower extremity physical performance status .
Its predictive ability for all-cause mortality has been sparsely reported , but with conflicting results in different subsets of participants .
The aim of this study was to perform a meta- analysis investigating the relationship between SPPB score and all-cause mortality  .