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Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between participants with and without incident disability

From: Spatio-temporal gait variables predicted incident disability

Variables

Without incident disability

(n = 3696)

With incident disability

(n = 425)

P

Age, years

71.2

(4.9)

77.6

(6.1)

< .001

Sex (women), %

52.6

60.9

.001

Height, m

1.56

(0.09)

1.52

(0.09)

.001

Weight, kg

57.3

(10.0)

54.5

(10.4)

< .001

Medical condition, %

 Heart disease

15.3

23.3

< .001

 Diabetes mellitus

12.3

18.1

< .001

 Osteoarthrosis

9.8

19.6

< .001

 Knee osteoarthritis

13.7

18.1

< .001

Physical inactivity, %

28.0

36.7

< .001

Mini-Mental State Examination, score

26.5 (2.4)

25.5 (2.7)

< .001

Gait variables

 Gait speed, m/s

1.28

(0.19)

1.09

(0.24)

< .001

 Stride length, m

1.26

(0.15)

1.10

(0.19)

< .001

 Cadence, steps/min

124.7

(10.5)

121.2

(12.0)

< .001

 Stride length variability, %

2.94

(1.50)

3.79

(1.87)

< .001

  1. Values are presented as mean (SD) or proportion