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. 2016 Sep 30;20(3):46–50. doi: 10.20463/jenb.2016.09.20.3.7

Table 3. Validity of walking speed with different measuring protocols against health-related variables.

Normal pace Maximal pace
4 M 6 M 10 M 4 M 6 M 10 M
SPPB
(Gait + Balance + Chair)
R (Pearson) .735 .677 .740 .563 .592 .601
p <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
Balance + Chair R (Pearson) .554 .506 .568 .531 .495 .536
p <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
Self-rated health R (Pearson) .328 .346 .346 .427 .452 .472
p .008 .002 .005 <.001 <.001 <.001
Body Fat (%) R (Pearson) .031 .063 .034 .071 .053 .022
p .804 .616 .789 .573 .674 .864
Skeletal muscle mass (%) R (Pearson) .074 .055 .097 .303* .308* .301*
p .556 .662 .442 .014 .013 .015
Depression score .281 0.279 0.322 0.430 0.413 0.446 0.456
<0.05 <0.05 <0.01 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001