Association of walking cadence to changes in knee pain and physical function: The multicenter osteoarthritis study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Determine the association of walking cadence to incident and worsening knee pain and physical function over 2 years in adults with or at risk for knee OA.

Design

Participants from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis study were included.Cadence was measured using a GAITRite walkway. Incident and worsening knee symptoms, pain with walking, and functional limitations were assessed at baseline and 2 years later. The association of cadence to each outcome was analyzed using log binomial regression. Cadence was assessed continuously as a 10-unit change and categorically using quartiles. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, race, BMI, presence of tibiofemoral OA, depression, and history of knee injury. Sensitivity analyses were conducted for all outcomes adjusted for gait spee

SUBMITTER: James KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature