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. 2020 Apr 24;15:921–929. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S246571

Table 4.

Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve Analysis of the Different Tests Used to Identify COPD Patients with a Very Low Level of Physical Activity (<5000 Steps/Day)

Test AUC 95% CI P value Best Cut-Off
6-minute walk distance 0.802 0.720–0.884 <0.001 350 m
4-meter gait speed 0.698 0.600–0.798 <0.001 0.8 m/s
30-second chair stand test 0.676 0.576–0.776 0.001 11 stands
Timed up and go test 0.752 0.658–0.846 <0.001 10 s
Handgrip strength 0.596 0.491–0.702 0.082 30 kg
Fat-free mass index 0.502 0.440–0.752 0.088 19 kg/m2
Calf circumference 0.601 0.496–0.707 0.066 36 cm
Arm muscle area 0.612 0.506–0.718 0.114 48 cm2
Rectus femoris cross-sectional area 0.589 0.483–0.695 0.106 6 cm2

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval.