From: Spatio-temporal gait variables predicted incident disability
Variables | Without incident disability (n = 3696) | With incident disability (n = 425) | P | ||
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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 |