The development of the association between gait ability and physical activity

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26560296
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Principal Investigator: DOI takehiko 国立研究開発法人国立長寿医療研究センター, 予防老年学研究部, 研究員 (60589026)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 歩行 / 活動量

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to examine the association between gait ability and physical activity based on objective measures. Subjects were 523 older adults. Gait analysis using accelerometers attached to L3 were conducted to assess trunk stability during gait. Physical activity were assessed using pedometer to calculate steps and duration of moderate-vigorous physical activity. Our study showed walking speed had positive associations with physical activity measures. The associations between physical activity measures and trunk stability as gait ability depended on physical function.

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