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Short Physical Performance Battery as a Crosswalk Between Frailty Phenotype and Deficit Accumulation Frailty Index.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 15 Nov 2021
Jung Hee-Won, Baek Ji Yeon, Jang Il-Young, Guralnik Jack M, Rockwood Kenneth, Lee Eunju, Kim Dae Hyun
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BACKGROUND: Growing evidence supports the clinical importance of evaluating frailty in older adults, with its strong outcome relevance. We aimed to assess whether the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) correlates with frailty status according to phenotype and deficit accumulation models and can be used as a link between these models. METHODS: We analyzed records of 1064 individuals from the Aging Study of...
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