Gait Variability and the Risk of Incident Mobility Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Jennifer S. Brach, Stephanie A. Studenski, Subashan Perera, Jessie M. VanSwearingen, Anne B. Newman

The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2007 · 247 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Stance time variability is an independent predictor of future mobility disability. Future efforts are needed to determine whether interventions that decrease stance time variability will also delay mobility disability.

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