Open AccessA Prospective Study of Gait Performance and Subsequent Cognitive Decline in a General Population of Older Japanese
Author(s) -
Yu Taniguchi,
Hideyo Yoshida,
Yoshinori Fujiwara,
Yutaka Motohashi,
Shoji Shinkai
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glr243
Subject(s) - cognitive decline , cognition , confounding , population , gait , confidence interval , mini–mental state examination , demography , medicine , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , gerontology , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognitive impairment , psychiatry , dementia , disease , sociology
Gait speed is a good predictor of cognitive decline in later life. However, it is not known whether step length or step frequency is better for predicting such decline. This study aimed to compare the predictive value for cognitive decline of gait performance measures in a population of older Japanese.
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