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| Leg extension power and walking speed in very old people living independently | | Author(s) | Taina Rantanen, Janne Avela |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 52A, no 4, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp M225-M231 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Walking ; Octogenarians ; Older men ; Older women ; Finland. |
| Annotation | In higher age groups mobility problems become more common as the maximal walking speed decreases. There have been few attempts to measure leg extension power in older people (the product of the force and velocity of movement), although some studies have demonstrated that it is significantly correlated with maximal walking speed. In this study, leg extension power was measured in 131 80-and 85 year old men and women in Finland, and its association with maximal walking speed was analysed. Results revealed that men and 80-year old subjects exhibited greater leg extension power and were faster walkers than women and 85-year old individuals. Leg extension power correlated positively with maximal walking speed in all groups. The study concluded that the lower average leg extension power in women may be one of the factors explaining their greater mobility problems. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125216 A |
| Classmark | C4: HSA: BBM: BC: BD: 76L |
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