Incident mobility disability, parkinsonism, and mortality in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobility disability and parkinsonism are associated with decreased survival in older adults. This study examined the transition from no motor impairment to mobility disability and parkinsonism and their associations with death.

Methods

867 community-dwelling older adults without mobility disability or parkinsonism at baseline were examined annually. Mobility disability was based on annual measured gait speed. Parkinsonism was based on the annual assessment of 26 items from the motor portion of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale. A multistate Cox model simultaneously examined the incidences of mobility disability and parkinsonism and their associations with death.

Results

Average age at baseline was 75 years old and 318 (37%) died during 10 years o

SUBMITTER: Oveisgharan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857621 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature