Self-reported physical activity and gait in older adults without dementia: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Physical activity (PA) is associated with higher gait speed. We aimed to examine the associations between PA and change in spatial and temporal gait measures as well as fall risk in community-dwelling individuals free of dementia.

Methods

Longitudinal study among 4173 individuals aged ≥50 years (mean age 71 years; 2078 males; median follow-up 4 years) enrolled in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging. Self-reported late-life PA was used to calculate overall PA and moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA) scores. Gait was assessed using GAITRite® and Zeno™ systems. Incident falls information was based on diagnostic codes retrieved from medical records. We ran linear mixed effects models to examine associations between z-scored PA variables and longitudinal gait parameters, ad

SUBMITTER: Krell-Roesch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539020 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature