ArticleAmerican journal of preventive cardiology2021
The short physical performance battery and incident heart failure among older women: the OPACH study.
Article in American journal of preventive cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Prognostic value of Short Physical Performance Battery in older patients with Stage B heart failure: a prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Frailty and its components and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults: A nationwide epidemiological study.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarkers and physical functioning in a diverse sample of adults.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Associations between hypertension with reproductive and menopausal factors: An integrated women's health programme (IWHP) study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Aging-Related Multisystem Dysregulation Over the Adult Life Span and Physical Function in Later Life: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Article
- Contributions of the Women's Health Initiative to Cardiovascular Research: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveReduced functional capacity is a hallmark of early pre-clinical stages of heart failure (HF). The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a valid measure of lower extremity physical function, has relatively low implementation burden, and is associated with cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, the SPPB-HF association is understudied in older women among whom HF burden is high.
methodsWomen (
resultsIncident HF cases (crude rate per 1000 person-years) in the four SPPB categories (very low to high) were 34 (26.0), 79 (14.5), 128 (9.3), and 65 (5.6). Corresponding multivariable-adjusted HRs (95% CIs) were 2.22 (1.34-3.66), 1.63 (1.11-2.38), 1.39 (1.00-1.94), and 1.00 (referent;
conclusionLower SPPB scores were associated with greater risk of incident HF in older women even after accounting for differences in HF risk factors and objectively measured PA. Implementing the SPPB in clinical settings could potentially enhance individual-level HF risk assessment, which should be further explored.
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