Low gait speed is better than frailty and sarcopenia at identifying the risk of disability in older adults
In clinical practice, low physical performance (gait speed ≤0.8 m/s) may be the preferred tool for screening the risk of functional decline in older adults.
Authors
- Roberta de Oliveira Máximo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-9458)
- Andrew Steptoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943)
- Aline Fernanda de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9446-5201)
- César de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-4762)
- Tiago da Silva Alexandre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-9793)
- Paula Camila Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-794X)
- Mariane Marques Luiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5563-6354)
- Maicon Luís Bicigo Delinocente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-5480)
Institutions
- Universidad Industrial de Santander (CO)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- American Physical Therapy Association (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf104
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.97
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council