Do Extreme Values of Daily-Life Gait Characteristics Provide More Information About Fall Risk Than Median Values?

BackgroundGait characteristics estimated from daily-life trunk accelerations reflect gait quality and are associated with fall incidence in older adults. While associations are based on median values of these gait characteristics, their extreme values may reflect either high-...

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Main Authors: Rispens, Sietse M, van Schooten, Kimberley S, Pijnappels, Mirjam, Daffertshofer, Andreas, Beek, Peter J, van Dieën, Jaap H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-01-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:http://www.researchprotocols.org/2015/1/e4/

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