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Walking speed declines with age in male and female baboons ( Papio sp .): Confirmation of findings with sex as a biological variable
Author(s) -
Huber Hillary F.,
Gerow Kenneth G.,
Li Cun,
Nathanielsz Peter W.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12538
Subject(s) - baboon , nonhuman primate , primate , biological age , physiology , preferred walking speed , adult male , biology , demography , ecology , evolutionary biology , endocrinology , sociology
We measured walking speed in baboons (67 female, 36 male; 5–22 years) to develop regression formulas to predict biological age. The final model strongly predicted age from just speed and sex. Walking speed is a valuable baboon aging biomarker. We present the first male speed data in a nonhuman primate.
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