The dynamic relationship between cognitive function and walking speed: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Cross-sectional studies show that older people with better cognition tend to walk faster. Whether this association reflects an influence of fluid cognition upon walking speed, vice versa, a bidirectional relationship or the effect of common causes is unclear. We used linear mixed effects models to e...

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Main Authors: Gale, Catharine R, Allerhand, Michael, Sayer, Avan Aihie, Cooper, Cyrus, Deary, Ian J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119879/