The Role of Gait Speed in Dementia: A Secondary Analysis from the SABE Colombia Study.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord
; 49(6): 565-572, 2020.
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INTRODUCTION: Gait speed (GS) is a predictor of negative outcomes in older adults and in those in risk to develop cognitive impairment; as such, it has been associated with dementia. Studies in Latin-American older adults showing this association are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between GS and dementia in a representative sample of Colombian older adults. METHODS: This study is a secondary analysis from the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging, SABE (from initials in Spanish: Salud, Bienestar & Envejecimiento) Colombia's survey conducted in 2015 with a sample of 23,694 elderly adults aged 60 years or older. RESULTS: A total of 19,470 participants from the SABE Colombia survey were available for analysis. The multivariate analysis shows that dementia was associated with slow GS (PR 2.39; CI 1.91-3.01) independently to the other variables (p < 0.001). Similarly, GS as a continuous variable shows a statistically significant association with dementia in the adjusted analysis (OR 0.06; CI 0.04-0.09; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Dementia was associated with slow GS. This finding provides evidence to include GS as a complementary parameter in the assessment of Colombian elderly adults.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Encuestas Epidemiológicas
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Demencia
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Velocidad al Caminar
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Marcha
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Suiza