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. 2022 Aug 13;22:668. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03358-z

Table 2.

Correlation analyses with Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) total score and subscores

Parameter ICF SPPB total Gait Static balance Transfer
Walking aid ENV −0.481*** −0.392*** −0.391*** −0.237***
FOF (FES-I) BODY −0.437*** − 0.327*** − 0.339*** − 0.294***
Participation in society (FES-I) PART − 0.327*** − 0.278*** − 0.249*** − 0.199***
ADL ACT 0.298*** 0.216*** 0.243*** 0.223***
Grip strength BODY 0.284*** 0.199*** 0.238*** 0.216***
Comorbidities (ICD-11 diagnoses) BODY −0.258*** −0.271*** −0.170** − 0.138**
IADL ACT 0.251*** 0.213*** 0.190** 0.188**
Daily function (Barthel index) ACT 0.236*** 0.164** 0.183*** 0.179***
Social activities (NAA) PART −0.222*** −0.216*** −0.122** − 0.160**
Global cognition (MoCA) BODY 0.211*** 0.193*** 0.180***
Age PERS −0.198*** −0.194*** − 0.181***
Education years PERS 0.194*** 0.164** 0.186***
Motor symptoms (MDS-UPDRS III) BODY −0.172** − 0.143** − 0.159**
Sex PERS −0.135** −0.108* − 0.145**
Place of residence ENV −0.130* −0.163**
Depressive symptoms (DIA-S) BODY −0.113* −0.121*
Fall in the last 3 months PERS −0.103* −0.119*
Pain BODY −0.109* −0.118*
Living conditions PART

Correlations are displayed using Spearman’s rho (ρ). Correlations with p < .001 are marked ***, p < .01 are marked **, and p < .05 are marked *. Non-significant correlations are not shown

ACT Activities, ADL Activities of daily living, BODY Body functions and structure, DIA-S Depression-im-Alter scale, ENV Environmental factors, FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale-International, FOF Fear of falling, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living, ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, MDS-UPDRS Movement Disorder Society-revised Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, NAA Nürnberger-Alters-Alltagsskala, PART Participation, PERS Personal factors, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery