AUTHOR=Metanmo Salvatore , Simo-Tabue Nadine , Kuate-Tegueu Callixte , Bonnet Michel , Gbessemehlan Antoine , Metanmo Fabiola , Dramé Moustapha , Tabue-Teguo Maturin 

TITLE=Short Physical Performance Battery and Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Index in the Exploration of Frailty Among Older People in Cameroon

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 68 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605900

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2023.1605900

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=The SPPB is a frequently used test in clinical practice to assess physical performance in the elderly. After assessing the diagnostic qualities of the SPPB in screening for frailty, we investigated the relationship between the SPPB and the SOF index. We then investigated which component of the SPPB was most strongly associated with the SOF index. Pearson's correlation coefficient, the Kappa coefficient, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were used to study the relationship between the two tests.  .Among 403 people included (49.6% women), average age of 67.1 (±6.2) years, 35.7% were frail according to the SOF. 
The correlation coefficient between SPPB and SOF was -0.71 (p<0.001) while the Kappa coefficient was 0.60 [95%CI 0.51-0.66], p<0.001.  Among the subtests of the SPPB, the chair stand test item was the component most associated with the SOF index. . Despite the overlap between the SOF and the SPPB, our results suggest that a negative results on the 5 chair-stands test alone would be sufficient to suspect physical frailty.