Short Physical Performance Battery
Biomarker12 papers7 findings
- Human trial1
- Humans9
Effects
2Frailty discrimination
upin humans1
1 study
Frailty discrimination
upin humans1
Short Physical Performance Battery improves frailty discrimination in humans.
Humansin patients with COPD and ILD awaiting lung transplantationn = 82
Assessing frailty in lung transplantation candidates · medRxiv · 29 Sep 2026 · Preprint
Kidney failure
no changein humans1
1 study
Kidney failure
no changein humans1
Short Physical Performance Battery has no effect on kidney failure in humans.
Humansbaseline and time-updated, fully adjustedn = 3,038
Physical performance links to heart failure and death in CKD · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 29 Sep 2026
Associations
5Test-retest reliability
upin humans1
1 study
Test-retest reliability
upin humans1
Short Physical Performance Battery is associated with test-retest reliability in humans (ICC = 0.931; p ≤ 0.001).
Human trialinstitutionalized adults with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesn = 32
Testing the Reliability of the Short Physical Performance Battery in Institutionalized Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities · Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 1 Oct 2026
Heart failure
upin humans1
1 study
Heart failure
upin humans1
Short Physical Performance Battery is associated with heart failure in humans (+10% per 1-point lower score).
Humanstime-updated analyses, fully adjustedn = 3,038
Physical performance links to heart failure and death in CKD · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 29 Sep 2026
Mortality
upin humans1
1 study
Mortality
upin humans1
Short Physical Performance Battery is associated with mortality in humans (+14% per 1-point lower score).
Humansfully adjustedn = 3,038
Physical performance links to heart failure and death in CKD · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 29 Sep 2026
StaBLE score
upin humans1
1 study
StaBLE score
upin humans1
StaBLE score is associated with Short Physical Performance Battery in humans (τ = 0.57).
Humansn = 180
Video-derived balance score tracks age and fall risk · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 23 Sep 2026 · Preprint
Frailty
downin humans1
1 study
Frailty
downin humans1
Short Physical Performance Battery is associated with frailty in humans.
“poor nutritional status (lower MNA-SF score), impaired physical function (lower SPPB score), and reduced LVEF are important correlates of frailty severity in these patients.”
Humanshospitalized patients with heart failure
Prevalence and associated factors of frailty in hospitalized elderly patients with heart failure · Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 14 Sep 2026
Latest
15Blood proteins predict physical rehab gains in older adults
Baseline protein profiles stratified 12-week physical gains from rehabilitation over control, spanning 10 to 85 meters on the six-minute walk test.Baseline protein profiles stratified 12-week physical gains from rehabilitation over control, spanning 10 to 85 meters on the six-minute walk test.
Video-derived balance score tracks age and fall risk
Tested in 180 participants, the StaBLE score correlated strongly with age (ρ = -0.76) and separated individuals at risk of falling from those who were…Tested in 180 participants, the StaBLE score correlated strongly with age (ρ = -0.76) and separated individuals at risk of falling from those who were not.
Association Between Physical Function and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults With Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity: The Mediating Role of Physical Activity
Testing the Reliability of the Short Physical Performance Battery in Institutionalized Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Age- and sex-related distribution of 30-second chair stand test performance across adulthood: Findings from the INSPIRE-T cohort
Osteosarcopenia: More Than the Sum of Its Parts? A Community-Based Study Across Sarcopenia Definitions
High-intensity walking improves frailty in older adults
Frailty category improved in 69.6% of high-intensity walkers compared with 46.4% of casual-speed walkers over a 16-week intervention.Frailty category improved in 69.6% of high-intensity walkers compared with 46.4% of casual-speed walkers over a 16-week intervention.
Multidisciplinary care reduces frailty in older cardiac patients
In a randomized trial, the year-long RENAP regimen yielded an adjusted mean difference of -0.79 in frailty and 2.02 in physical performance against…In a randomized trial, the year-long RENAP regimen yielded an adjusted mean difference of -0.79 in frailty and 2.02 in physical performance against usual care.