Does the intensity of daily walking matter for protecting against the development of a slow gait speed in people with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis? An observational study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a risk factor for a decline in gait speed. Daily walking reduces the risk of developing slow gait speed and future persistent functional limitation. However, the protective role of walking intensity is unclear. We investigated the association of substituting time spent not walking, with walking at light and moderate-to-vigorous intensities for incident slow gait over 2-years, among people with or at high risk of knee OA. METHOD:We used baseline and 2-year follow-up data from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) study (n = 1731) and the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI, n = 1925). Daily walking intensity was objectively assessed using accelerometer-enabled devices, and classified as; not walking (<1 steps/min), very-light (1-49 steps/min), light (50-100

SUBMITTER: Fenton SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098720 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature