Age is just a number: Clustering gait and functional measures
Our analysis suggests that age should not be used to separate individuals into groups, and that our assumption of "age matters" may not be relevant when determining true functional movement ability. Further work is needed to understand normal senescence, true negative loss, and reversible loss within these functionally different groups.
Authors
- Aleksandra V. Birn‐Jeffery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2633-006X)
- Marnee J. McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8126-3579)
- Jennifer Baldwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7830-7270)
- Matthew Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-3226)
- Joshua Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7936-623X)
Institutions
- University of Essex (GB)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gait & Posture
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.08.080
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council