Open AccessRISK FACTORS FOR LOW GAIT SPEED: A NESTED CASE-CONTROL SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE MEXICAN HEALTH AND AGING STUDY
Author(s) -
Mario Ulises PérezZepeda,
J G González-Chavero,
Ricardo Salinas-Martínez,
Luis Miguel GutiérrezRobledo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of frailty and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2273-4309
pISSN - 2260-1341
DOI - 10.14283/jfa.2015.63
Subject(s) - medicine , gait , preferred walking speed , logistic regression , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cohort , poison control , slowness , physical therapy , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics
Physical performance tests play a major role in the geriatric assessment. In particular, gait speed has shown to be useful for predicting adverse outcomes. However, risk factors for slow gait speed (slowness) are not clearly described.