Timed limb coordination performance is associated with walking speed in healthy older adults: A cross-sectional exploratory study

Highlights ► We studied correlations among limb coordination and walking speed in older adults, controlling for gender, age and height. ► Normal and fast walking speed correlated with pronation–supination and finger-to-nose performance, respectively. ► Limb coordination performance attenuated the ef...

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Published inGait & posture Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 316 - 320
Main Authors Hollman, John H, Conner, Megan N, Goodman, Kelli A, Kremer, Kathryn H, Petkus, Maegan T, Lanzino, Desiree J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 01.06.2013
Subjects
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Aging - physiology
Ataxia - physiopathology
Body Height
Coordination impairment
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gait
Gait - physiology
Humans
Locomotion
Male
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Postural Balance - physiology
Sex Factors
Time Factors
Coordination impairment
Aging
Locomotion
Gait
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Summary:Highlights ► We studied correlations among limb coordination and walking speed in older adults, controlling for gender, age and height. ► Normal and fast walking speed correlated with pronation–supination and finger-to-nose performance, respectively. ► Limb coordination performance attenuated the effects of gender, age and height on walking speed. ► Gender, age and height are confounding variables when one interprets the meaningfulness of walking speed.
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ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.12.014