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Table 3 Area under curve (AUC) for use of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) alone, or in combination with Appendicular Lean Mass corrected for height (ALM/h2)

From: The diagnostic value of the Short Physical Performance Battery for sarcopenia

Definition

Criteria

AUC

SPPB

AUC

SPPB + ALM/h2

EWGSOP1

ALM/h2 + GS + HG

0.678

0.846

EWGSOP2

HG + ALM/h2 + GS

0.644

0.849

HG + ALM/h2 + TUG

0.767

0.870

HG + ALM/h2 + SPPB

0.715

0.873

STS + ALM/h2 + GS

0.701

0.893

STS + ALM/h2 + TUG

0.770

0.897

STS + ALM/h2 + SPPB

0.703

0.889

  1. GS Gait speed, HG Handgrip strength, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, TUG Timed up and go