Comparative study of young-old and old-old people using functional evaluation, gait characteristics, and cardiopulmonary metabolic energy consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Walking is an important factor in daily life. Among older adults, gait function declines with age. In contrast to the many studies revealing gait differences between young adults and older adults, few studies have further divided older adults into groups. The purpose of this study was to subdivide an older adult population by age to identify age-related differences in functional evaluation, gait characteristics and cardiopulmonary metabolic energy consumption while walking.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of 62 old adult participants who were classified into two age groups of 31 participants each as follows: young-old (65-74 years) and old-old (75-84 years) group. Physical functions, activities of daily living, mood state, cognitive function, quality of l

SUBMITTER: Chung E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311791 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature