Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Short Physical Performance Battery (Guralnik JM, et al. J Gerontol 1994): standing balance, 4-meter gait speed, and five chair stands each scored 0-4 for a 0-12 total, where < 10 indicates mobility limitation.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Balance sub-score
- 3
- 4-meter gait-speed sub-score
- 3
- Chair-stand sub-score
- 2
Result: SPPB 8 of 12 — mild-to-moderate limitation (7-9).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 10-12
- Minimal limitation.
- 7-9
- Mild-to-moderate limitation.
- <= 6
- Severe limitation (balance + gait + chair stands, each 0-4). < 10 predicts mortality. A performance battery, not a diagnosis.
What you enter
- Balance sub-score (0-4)
- 4-meter gait-speed sub-score (0-4)
- Chair-stand sub-score (0-4)
How this is calculated
Guralnik JM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, et al. A short physical performance battery assessing lower extremity function. J Gerontol. 1994;49(2):M85-M94. Read the source ↗
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