TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex modifies the relationship between age and gait: A population-based study of older adults
AU - Callisaya, Michele
AU - Blizzard, Leigh
AU - Schmidt, Michael D
AU - McGinley, Jenny
AU - Srikanth, Velandai
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - BACKGROUND: Adequate mobility is essential to maintain an independent and active lifestyle. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to examine the associations of age with temporal and spatial gait variables in a population-based sample of older people, and whether these associations are modified by sex. METHODS: Men and women aged 60-86 years were randomly selected from the Southern Tasmanian electoral roll (n = 223). Gait speed, step length, cadence, step width, and double-support phase were recorded with a GAITRite walkway. Regression analysis was used to model the relationship between age, sex, and gait variables. RESULTS: For men, after adjusting for height and weight, age was linearly associated with all gait variables (p
AB - BACKGROUND: Adequate mobility is essential to maintain an independent and active lifestyle. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to examine the associations of age with temporal and spatial gait variables in a population-based sample of older people, and whether these associations are modified by sex. METHODS: Men and women aged 60-86 years were randomly selected from the Southern Tasmanian electoral roll (n = 223). Gait speed, step length, cadence, step width, and double-support phase were recorded with a GAITRite walkway. Regression analysis was used to model the relationship between age, sex, and gait variables. RESULTS: For men, after adjusting for height and weight, age was linearly associated with all gait variables (p
M3 - Article
VL - 63
SP - 165
EP - 170
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
SN - 1079-5006
IS - 2
ER -