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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Main Authors: Alexis Elbaz, Fanny Artaud, Aline Dugravot, Christophe Tzourio, Archana Singh-Manoux
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e93fc8dfca53404995fb09c71579e8d6
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