Concurrent validity and reliability of the Community Balance and Mobility scale in young-older adults

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Correlations between CBM and balance, gait, and walking outcomes

Balance and/or mobility tests	Spearman correlation with CBM score
	ρ (p)	95% CI	p-value
FAB scale (score)	0.75	0.59; 0.85	<.001
8-level balance scale (score)	0.35	0.03; 0.61	.013
3MTW test (seconds)^a	−0.35	−0.65; 0.00	.05
3MTW test (errors) ^a	−.61	−0.33; − 0.83	<.001
TUG test (seconds)^b	−0.42	−0.10; − 0.67	.006
Gait speed (cm/seconds)^b	0.46	0.22; 0.66	<.001

CBM Community Balance & Mobility Scale, FAB Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, 3MTW 3 Meter Tandem Walk, TUG Timed Up-and-Go; ρ Spearman correlation coefficient, CI Confidence Interval
^aData reported on 31 participants; ^bData reported on 46 participants

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