Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults

Abstract Gait speed over a short distance is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults. Recently, daily gait speed has been assessed using accelerometers. However, because daily gait speed is only weakly correlation with gait speed over a short distance, its association with cognitive imp...

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Main Authors: Kanako Seo, Naoto Takayanagi, Motoki Sudo, Yukari Yamashiro, Ippei Chiba, Keitaro Makino, Sangyoon Lee, Yoshifumi Niki, Hiroyuki Shimada
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29805-4
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author Kanako Seo
Naoto Takayanagi
Motoki Sudo
Yukari Yamashiro
Ippei Chiba
Keitaro Makino
Sangyoon Lee
Yoshifumi Niki
Hiroyuki Shimada
author_facet Kanako Seo
Naoto Takayanagi
Motoki Sudo
Yukari Yamashiro
Ippei Chiba
Keitaro Makino
Sangyoon Lee
Yoshifumi Niki
Hiroyuki Shimada
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description Abstract Gait speed over a short distance is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults. Recently, daily gait speed has been assessed using accelerometers. However, because daily gait speed is only weakly correlation with gait speed over a short distance, its association with cognitive impairment needs to be investigated. The present study compared the daily gait speed patterns of normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and general cognitive impairment (GCI) subjects measured every 3 h for two weeks using accelerometers. A total of 1959 participants were classified into the NC (N = 1519), MCI (N = 353), and GCI groups (N = 87). The results showed that the average daily gait speed of the GCI group was significantly lower than that of the NC group (p = 0.03). Furthermore, the average daily gait speeds of the MCI and NC groups were the same. However, the average daily gait speed of the MCI group during a specific time (12–15 o'clock) was significantly lower than that of the NC group (p < 0.01). These results suggest that changes in daily patterns may be detected by measuring daily gait speed, which depends on the degree of cognitive function.
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spelling doaj.art-0995343c20d84b6ebce11d3cf700e1692023-03-22T11:11:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-02-011311710.1038/s41598-023-29805-4Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adultsKanako Seo0Naoto Takayanagi1Motoki Sudo2Yukari Yamashiro3Ippei Chiba4Keitaro Makino5Sangyoon Lee6Yoshifumi Niki7Hiroyuki Shimada8Tokyo Research Laboratories, Kao CorporationTokyo Research Laboratories, Kao CorporationTokyo Research Laboratories, Kao CorporationTokyo Research Laboratories, Kao CorporationDepartment of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyTokyo Research Laboratories, Kao CorporationDepartment of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyAbstract Gait speed over a short distance is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults. Recently, daily gait speed has been assessed using accelerometers. However, because daily gait speed is only weakly correlation with gait speed over a short distance, its association with cognitive impairment needs to be investigated. The present study compared the daily gait speed patterns of normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and general cognitive impairment (GCI) subjects measured every 3 h for two weeks using accelerometers. A total of 1959 participants were classified into the NC (N = 1519), MCI (N = 353), and GCI groups (N = 87). The results showed that the average daily gait speed of the GCI group was significantly lower than that of the NC group (p = 0.03). Furthermore, the average daily gait speeds of the MCI and NC groups were the same. However, the average daily gait speed of the MCI group during a specific time (12–15 o'clock) was significantly lower than that of the NC group (p < 0.01). These results suggest that changes in daily patterns may be detected by measuring daily gait speed, which depends on the degree of cognitive function.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29805-4
spellingShingle Kanako Seo
Naoto Takayanagi
Motoki Sudo
Yukari Yamashiro
Ippei Chiba
Keitaro Makino
Sangyoon Lee
Yoshifumi Niki
Hiroyuki Shimada
Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults
Scientific Reports
title Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults
title_full Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults
title_fullStr Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults
title_full_unstemmed Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults
title_short Association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults
title_sort association between daily gait speed patterns and cognitive impairment in community dwelling older adults
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29805-4
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