Table 5. Validation between the SARC-F (each domain and total score) and other related measurement.
| Strength | Assistance in Walking | Rising from a Chair | Climbing Stairs | Falls | Total Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation | p | Correlation | p | Correlation | p | Correlation | p | Correlation | p | Correlation | p | |
| Age | 0.108 | 0.1729 | 0.158 | 0.0462 | 0.280 | 0.0003 | 0.065 | 0.4155 | 0.172 | 0.0296 | 0.229 | 0.0036 |
| Handgrip strength | -0.466 | 0.0000 | -0.320 | 0.0000 | -0.313 | 0.0001 | -0.226 | 0.0040 | -0.174 | 0.0281 | -0.462 | 0.0000 |
| Chair Stand Test | 0.223 | 0.0055 | 0.390 | 0.0000 | 0.325 | 0.0000 | 0.384 | 0.0000 | 0.093 | 0.2522 | 0.420 | 0.0000 |
| Usual gait speed | -0.304 | 0.0001 | -0.427 | 0.0000 | -0.267 | 0.0006 | -0.364 | 0.0000 | -0.231 | 0.0033 | -0.432 | 0.0000 |
| ALM | -0.320 | 0.0000 | -0.162 | 0.0412 | -0.068 | 0.3947 | -0.011 | 0.8944 | -0.034 | 0.6661 | -0.200 | 0.0111 |
| ALM index | -0.311 | 0.0001 | -0.154 | 0.0521 | -0.033 | 0.6813 | -0.013 | 0.8722 | -0.026 | 0.7489 | -0.192 | 0.0150 |
| BMI | -0.209 | 0.0079 | -0.008 | 0.9196 | 0.110 | 0.1665 | 0.066 | 0.4099 | -0.003 | 0.9662 | -0.053 | 0.5082 |
| ALM/BMI | -0.197 | 0.0127 | -0.166 | 0.0354 | -0.128 | 0.1080 | -0.065 | 0.4107 | -0.073 | 0.3607 | -0.192 | 0.0151 |
| ADL | -0.279 | 0.0004 | -0.247 | 0.0016 | -0.266 | 0.0007 | -0.295 | 0.0002 | -0.375 | 0.0000 | -0.413 | 0.0000 |
| IADL | -0.280 | 0.0003 | -0.404 | 0.0000 | -0.411 | 0.0000 | -0.457 | 0.0000 | -0.248 | 0.0015 | -0.495 | 0.0000 |
| MNA | -0.403 | 0.0000 | -0.280 | 0.0003 | -0.180 | 0.0230 | -0.430 | 0.0000 | -0.217 | 0.0059 | -0.508 | 0.0000 |
Abbreviations: ALM, appendicular lean mass; BMI, body mass index; ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MNA—Mini Nutritional Assessment.