Gait characteristics in community-dwelling older persons with low skeletal muscle mass and low physical performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demographic changes in the western world entail new clinical approaches and challenges in older persons. Low skeletal muscle mass and low physical performance in older persons are both predisposing conditions for disability and obtaining knowledge in this cohort is essential.

Aim

The primary aim of the study was to analyze a broader spectrum of gait characteristics within this specific population and differentiate them across different test conditions.

Methods

Two centers participating at the SPRINTT project with hi-tech gait analysis available conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study on N = 115 community-dwelling older persons with low muscle mass and physical performance. Reference values of 13 gait parameters were collected across different conditio

SUBMITTER: Longobucco Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9246787 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature