Open AccessWalking Speed, Processing Speed, and Dementia: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
AnnaKarin Welmer,
Debora Rizzuto,
Chengxuan Qiu,
Barbara Caracciolo,
E. J. Laukka
Publication year - 2014
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/glu047
Subject(s) - dementia , preferred walking speed , confidence interval , odds ratio , logistic regression , medicine , population , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease , environmental health
Slow walking speed has been shown to predict dementia. We investigated the relation of walking speed, processing speed, and their changes over time to dementia among older adults.
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