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. 2020 Apr 3;75(7):1379–1385. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa076

Table 3.

Sensitivity/Specificity of Various Definitions in Predicting Lack of Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Walking Speed at 6 mo (change in walking speed <0.10 m/s)

BHS4 BHS7
Definition Cut point Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
Men
SDOC Grip <35.5 78 (29/37) 53 (8/15)
SDOC Grip/BMI <1.05 51 (19/37) 80 (12/15)
SDOC Grip/TBF <1.66 79 (27/34) 67 (8/12)
SDOC Grip/arm lean mass <6.08 82 (28/34) 50 (6/12)
SDOC Grip/weight <0.45 86 (32/37) 60 (9/15)
FNIH Grip <26.0 35 (13/37) 80 (12/15)
FNIH Grip/BMI <1.00 41 (15/37) 80 (12/15)
EWGSOP* 63 (22/35) 46 (6/13)
Women
SDOC Grip <20.0 82 (68/83) 36 (13/36) 69 (37/54) 35 (6/17)
SDOC Grip/BMI <0.79 79 (63/80) 47 (17/36) 74 (40/54) 53 (9/17)
SDOC Grip/TBF <0.65 35 (25/72) 74 (26/35) 58 (25/43) 93 (13/14)
SDOC Grip/arm lean mass <3.26 22 (16/72) 86 (30/35) 21 (9/43) 100 (14/14)
SDOC Grip/weight <0.34 86 (71/83) 25 (9/36) 81 (44/54) 41 (7/17)
FNIH Grip <16.0 52 (43/83) 67 (24/36) 48 (26/54) 71 (12/17)
FNIH Grip/BMI <0.056 31 (25/80) 81 (29/36) 39 (21/54) 88 (15/17)
EWGSOP* 58 (41/71) 51 (18/35) 30 (13/43) 14 (2/14)

Note: BMI = body mass index; Grip = grip strength; TBF = total body fat.

*EWGSOP based on low lean mass (ALM/ht2 <7.23 and 5.67 kg/m2 in men and women, respectively) plus low strength (grip strength < 30 and <20 kg in men and women, respectively) and/or performance (walking speed < 0.8 m/s).