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June 12, 2026European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

Prognostic significance of the short physical performance battery in patients with congestive heart failure: clinical and nutritional correlates

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Key result

Lower SPPB scores linked to higher mortality in HF patients.

  • P=0.001
  • n=175

Why the study?

Understanding the clinical factors associated with SPPB scores can improve risk assessment in patients with heart failure.

Does the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score predict survival and correlate with clinical and nutritional factors in patients with heart failure?

Population

175 patients diagnosed with heart failure

Comparison

Outcomes and clinical characteristics compared by SPPB score performance

Design

Cohort study

Authors

DND NovoselSFS F Slaven FalamicMMM M Matej Majetic

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Overview

SPPB may aid mortality risk stratification in HF; leaves open incremental value beyond NT-proBNP in prospective studies.

Key Points

  • To investigate the relationship between SPPB scores and clinical, nutritional, and biochemical factors in heart failure patients.
  • 175 patients with heart failure evaluated using SPPB and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
  • Data collected on biomarkers including NT-proBNP, creatinine, and urea
  • Conducted survival analyses based on SPPB scores.
  • Median SPPB score was 2 (IQR 0–4), indicating reduced physical performance
  • Higher SPPB scores linked to better nutritional status (MNA rho=0.428, p=0.001) and lower NT-proBNP levels (rho=-0.441, p=0.001)
  • Lower SPPB scores associated with significantly higher mortality (mean score 2.00 for non-survivors vs. 3.48 for survivors; p=0.001).

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=175)

Structured PICO

Does the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score predict survival and correlate with clinical and nutritional factors in patients with heart failure?

P
Population
175 patients diagnosed with heart failure (median age 74 years, 45% female) evaluated for the prognostic significance of physical performance on survival.
E
Exposure
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) assessment
O
Outcome
Survival/mortality based on SPPB score performancehard clinical

Main Result

p-value: p=0.001

Lower physical performance, as measured by the SPPB, is significantly associated with increased mortality, poorer nutritional status, and worse renal function in patients with heart failure.

Cite This Study

Novosel et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Congestive heart failure (n=175). Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score vs. Higher SPPB scores was evaluated on Mortality (p=0.001). Lower Short Physical Performance Battery scores were significantly associated with higher mortality in heart failure patients (mean SPPB 2.00 in non-survivors vs. 3.48 in survivors; p=0.001).

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