Cumulative Anticholinergic Exposure and Change in Gait Speed and Grip Strength in Older Adults
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.19819
Abstract: Key Points Question Is anticholinergic exposure associated with accelerated physical performance decline in older adults? Findings This cohort study of 4283 people found statistically significant associations for gait speed with conventional exposures (eg, use ≥1096… read more here.
Keywords: gait speed; anticholinergic exposure; grip strength; older adults ... See more keywords
Changes in knee extension peak torque and body composition and their relationship with change in gait speed
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DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12458
Abstract: Slow gait speed is a powerful predictor of disability in activities of daily living and mortality. Muscle strength and body composition change over time, but their changes differ by sex. How these parameters jointly affect… read more here.
Keywords: speed; body composition; gait speed; change gait ... See more keywords
Sex-specific muscle and metabolic biomarkers associated with gait speed and cognitive transitions in older adults: a 9-year follow-up
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DOI: 10.1007/s11357-020-00163-7
Abstract: Physical frailty and cognitive frailty share biological mechanisms, but sex-specific biomarkers associated with transitions in gait speed and cognition during ageing are poorly understood.Gait speed, cognition (3MSE), body composition (DXA) and serological biomarkers were assessed… read more here.
Keywords: females irr; gait speed; sex specific; speed ... See more keywords
The association between statins and gait speed reserve in older adults: effects of concomitant medication.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-01682-x
Abstract: Statins are frequently prescribed to older adults, yet their effects on ageing phenotypes such as frailty or physiological reserves remain poorly understood. Gait Speed Reserve (GSR), defined as the difference between maximal and usual gait… read more here.
Keywords: use; reserve; gait speed; association ... See more keywords
Deep white matter hyperintensities, microstructural integrity and dual task walking in older people
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DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9787-7
Abstract: To examine neural, physiological and cognitive influences on gait speed under single and dual-task conditions. Sixty-two community-dwelling older people (aged 80.0 ± 4.2 years) participated in our study. Gait speed was assessed with a timed 20-meter walk under… read more here.
Keywords: dual task; older people; task; task gait ... See more keywords
Factors associated with impairment in gait speed in older people with clinically normal gait. A cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01187-6
Abstract: Background Health professionals commonly use gait speed in the evaluation of functional status in older people. However, only a limited number of studies have assessed gait speed in the absence of disorders of gait, using… read more here.
Keywords: older people; gait speed; normal gait; speed ... See more keywords
A simple method to categorize gait speed of older persons based on visual inspection of stepping
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01332-1
Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop a simple visualized approach to classify persons into meaningful gait speed categories. Footprints of 310 instrumented gait analyses of 190 geriatric persons (mean age 79.1 years, 74… read more here.
Keywords: method categorize; gait speed; stepping pattern; speed ... See more keywords
Participation in cognitive activities is associated with foot reaction time and gait speed in older adults
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01583-3
Abstract: Given the evidence of the links between cognition and mobility, participation in cognitive activities may benefit neuromotor performance and mobility in older adults. To examine the association between participation in cognitive activities and foot reaction… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive activities; participation; gait speed; participation cognitive ... See more keywords
Slow gait speed is associated with frailty, activities of daily living and nutritional status in in-patient pulmonology patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-025-03040-5
Abstract: The 4-meter gait speed (4MGS), a functional performance test, is increasingly used to predict health outcomes. This study investigated 4MGS, nutritional status, frailty, and daily living activities in tertiary care pulmonary diseases ward patients. Patients… read more here.
Keywords: slow gait; daily living; speed; nutritional status ... See more keywords
Association between gait speed and the SHARE Frailty Instrument in a Falls and Syncope Clinic
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DOI: 10.1007/s41999-021-00509-0
Abstract: To evaluate the association between SHARE-FI and gait speed in a Falls’ and Syncope Unit. There was a significant negative correlation between frailty and gait speed. After controlling for age, sex, body mass index, co-morbidities… read more here.
Keywords: share; gait speed; association; speed ... See more keywords
Relationship Between Head-Turn Gait Speed and Lateral Balance Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.05.006
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine and compare gait speed during head-forward and side-to-side head-turn walking in individuals with lower versus greater lateral balance. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING University research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Older adults (N=93; 42 men, 51… read more here.
Keywords: head turn; turn gait; gait speed; speed ... See more keywords