The gait speed advantage of taller stature is lost with age
Abstract Taller individuals walk faster but it is unknown whether this advantage persists at older ages. We examined the cross-sectional/longitudinal associations of height with gait speed (GS) in participants from the Dijon-Three-City cohort study (France) over 11 years. In 4011 participants (65–85...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19882-1 |