OBJECTIVE: To determine the gait speed cut-off point that indicates frailty in community-dwelling elderly people in Lima, Peru. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Gait speed was measured over a distance of 8m and frailty was determined by using Fried's criteria in a sample of 246 elderly adults. A cluster analysis was applied to establish the gait speed cut-off point determining the presence of frailty. RESULTS: The mean age was 69.9 years (SD: 7.6) and 59.8% were women. The frequency of frailty was 7.7% and the frequencies of comorbidity and dependency were 12.6% and 6.5%, respectively. The mean gait speed was 0.9 m/s (SD: 0.2) and the gait speed cut-off point indicating frailty was 0.7 m/s. CONCLUSION: Gait speed less than 0.7 m/s is an indicator of frailty in community-dwelling elderly people in Lima, Peru.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the gait speed cut-off point that indicates frailty in community-dwelling elderly people in Lima, Peru. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Gait speed was measured over a distance of 8m and frailty was determined by using Fried's criteria in a sample of 246 elderly adults. A cluster analysis was applied to establish the gait speed cut-off point determining the presence of frailty. RESULTS: The mean age was 69.9 years (SD: 7.6) and 59.8% were women. The frequency of frailty was 7.7% and the frequencies of comorbidity and dependency were 12.6% and 6.5%, respectively. The mean gait speed was 0.9 m/s (SD: 0.2) and the gait speed cut-off point indicating frailty was 0.7 m/s. CONCLUSION: Gait speed less than 0.7 m/s is an indicator of frailty in community-dwelling elderly people in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Fabiana Araújo Figueiredo Da Mata; Priscilla Perez da Silva Pereira; Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade; Ana Claudia Morais Godoy Figueiredo; Marcus Tolentino Silva; Maurício Gomes Pereira Journal: PLoS One Date: 2016-08-08 Impact factor: 3.240
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