Normative Values for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and Their Association With Anthropometric Variables in Older Colombian Adults. The SABE Study, 2015

Frontiers in Medicine

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Robinson Ramírez-Vélez¹  Mikel Izquierdo²  Miguel A. Pérez-Sousa³  Luis C. Venegas-Sanabria⁴  Carlos A. Cano-Gutierrez⁴  Paula A. Hernández-Quiñonez⁵  David Rincón-Pabón⁶  Antonio García-Hermoso¹  Fabricio Zambom-Ferraresi¹  Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu¹ 

[1] Navarrabiomed-Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)-Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA);CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III;Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Huelva;Hospital Universitario San Ignacio – Aging Institute, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana;GICAEDS Group, Faculty of Physical Culture, Universidad Santo Tomás;Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina;Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

关键词: physical function;    mobility;    older people;    reference values;    latinos;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2020.00052

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: The short physical performance battery (SPPB) is a physical performance test of lower extremity function designed for non-disabled older adults. We aimed to establish reference values for community-dwelling Colombian adults aged 60 years or older in terms of (1) the total score; (2) the three subtest scores (walking speed, standing balance performance, and five times sit-to-stand test); and (3) the time to complete the five times sit-to-stand test, s and the walking speed test. Additionally, we sought to explore how much of the variance in the SPPB subtest scores could be explained by anthropometric variables (age, body mass, height, body mass index, and calf circumference). Methods: Participants were men and women aged 60 years or older who participated in the Health and Well-being and Aging Survey in Colombia, 2015. A sample of 4,211 participants (57.3% women) completed the SPPB test, and their anthropometric variables were evaluated. Age-specific percentiles were calculated using the LMS method (3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th percentiles). Results: The mean SPPB total score for the entire sample was 8.73 (2.0) points. On average, the total SPPB score was 0.85 points greater in men than in women ( p < 0.001). Significant sex differences were observed in all three age groups tested (60–69, 70–79, and 80+ years). In the full sample, our findings suggested that age, body mass, height, body mass index, and calf circumference are significant contributors to walking speed ( p < 0.001) after controlling for confounding factors, including ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity. Conclusions: Percentile values are of interest to identify target populations for primary prevention and to estimate the proportion of high or low values for SPPB measures in community-dwelling Colombians aged at least 60 years.

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