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January 4, 2011JAMA4,549 citations

Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults

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SSStephanie A. Studenski

Key Points

  • The analysis aims to explore the connection between gait speed and survival rates in older adults.
  • Pooled analysis of individual data from 9 selected cohorts
  • Focus on older adult populations
  • Higher gait speed is significantly associated with improved survival rates in older adults.

Abstract

In this pooled analysis of individual data from 9 selected cohorts, gait speed was associated with survival in older adults.

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Stephanie A. Studenski (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d76b0eef4aa71f97f3138bhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1923
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