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Sex-Specific Correlates of Walking Speed in a Wide Age-Ranged Population

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  • Magdalena I. Tolea
  • Paul T. Costa
  • Antonio Terracciano
  • Michael Griswold
  • Eleanor M. Simonsick
  • Samer S. Najjar
  • Angelo Scuteri
  • Barbara Deiana
  • Marco Orrù
  • Marco Masala
  • Manuela Uda
  • David Schlessinger
  • Luigi Ferrucci

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The goals of this cross-sectional study were to explore correlates of walking speed in a large wide age-ranged population and to identify factors affecting lower walking speed at older ages. Participants were 3,872 community-dwelling adults in the first follow-up of the SardiNIA study who completed a 4-m walking test. Sex-specific correlates of walking speed included marital status, height, waist circumference, pulse wave velocity, comorbidity, subjective health, strength, and personality. Effect modifiers of the age--walking speed association included extraversion ( =55 years, p = .012) in women, and openness (

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  • Magdalena I. Tolea & Paul T. Costa & Antonio Terracciano & Michael Griswold & Eleanor M. Simonsick & Samer S. Najjar & Angelo Scuteri & Barbara Deiana & Marco Orrù & Marco Masala & Manuela Uda & David, 2010. "Sex-Specific Correlates of Walking Speed in a Wide Age-Ranged Population," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 65(2), pages 174-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:65b:y:2010:i:2:p:174-184
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    1. Rebecca Hardy & Rachel Cooper & Avan Aihie Sayer & Yoav Ben-Shlomo & Cyrus Cooper & Ian J Deary & Panayotes Demakakos & John Gallacher & Richard M Martin & Geraldine McNeill & John M Starr & Andrew St, 2013. "Body Mass Index, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in Older Adults from Eight Cohort Studies: The HALCyon Programme," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(2), pages 1-13, February.

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