The association between light intensity physical activity with gait speed in older adults (≥ 50 years). A longitudinal analysis using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) | Zendy

Ilona McMullan | Zendy; Brendan Bunting | Zendy; Suzanne McDonough | Zendy; Mark A. Tully | Zendy; Karen Casson | Zendy

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The association between light intensity physical activity with gait speed in older adults (≥ 50 years). A longitudinal analysis using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Author(s) -

Ilona McMullan,

Brendan Bunting,

Suzanne McDonough,

Mark A. Tully,

Karen Casson

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

aging clinical and experimental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911

H-Index - 71

eISSN - 1720-8319

pISSN - 1594-0667

DOI - 10.1007/s40520-019-01453-7

Subject(s) - longitudinal study , ageing , gait , intensity (physics) , medicine , preferred walking speed , latent class model , gerontology , falls in older adults , association (psychology) , physical activity , latent growth modeling , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , developmental psychology , environmental health , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , psychotherapist , statistics , mathematics

Fall prevention is an important health consideration for older adults. The benefits of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) for fall prevention are well established. Few studies have explored the association between low intensity physical activity (LPA) and fall risk in older adults over time.

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