Gait Abnormalities and the Risk of Falls in CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Older adults with CKD are at high risk of falls and disability. It is not known whether gait abnormalities contribute to this risk.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Quantitative and clinical gait assessments were performed in 330 nondisabled community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years. CKD was defined as an eGFR <60 ml/min per 1.73 m². Cox proportional hazards models were created to examine fall risk.

Results

A total of 41% (n=134) of participants had CKD. In addition to slower gait speed, participants with CKD had gait cycle abnormalities including shorter stride length and greater time in the stance and double-support phases. Among people with CKD, lower eGFR was independently associated with the severity of gait

SUBMITTER: Tran J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625617 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature