Open AccessDoes the 1-year Decline in Walking Speed Predict Mortality Risk Beyond Current Walking Speed in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis?
Author(s) -
Hiral Master,
Tuhieogi,
Michael P. LaValley,
Louise M. Thoma,
Yuqing Zhang,
Dana Voinier,
M.B. Christiansen,
Daniel K. White
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of rheumatology/journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1499-2752
pISSN - 0315-162X
DOI - 10.3899/jrheum.200259
Subject(s) - medicine , preferred walking speed , osteoarthritis , confounding , proportional hazards model , physical therapy , demography , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , pathology , sociology
To investigate whether walking speed at 1 timepoint, decline over the past 12 months, or both predict mortality risk over 11 years in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis (OA).