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. 2020 Jul 8;20:234. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01630-8

Table 2.

Expected and observed correlations of the Dutch PFS physical and mental subscales with other constructs

Spearman’s rank correlation
Instrument (scale range) PFS physical score (0–50) PFS mental score (0–50)
Expected Observed Expected Observed
iADL (0–8) 0.3–0.5 0.4 0.3–0.5 0.3
Frailty Phenotype (0–5) 0.3–0.5 0.6 0.3–0.5 0.4
SBT (0–28) ≤ 0.3 0.1 ≤ 0.3 0.1

Abbreviations: iADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; PFS Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale; SBT Short Blessed Test