Sex-Specific Correlates of Walking Speed in a Wide Age-Ranged Population
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Sex-specific correlates of walking speed in a wide age-ranged population.
The goals of this cross-sectional study were to explore correlates of walking speed in a large wide age-ranged population and to identify factors affecting lower walking speed at older ages. Participants were 3,872 community-dwelling adults in the first follow-up of the SardiNIA study who completed a 4-m walking test. Sex-specific correlates of walking speed included marital status, height, wai...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp130