Introduction: Analysing gait in controlled conditions that resemble daily life walking could overcome the limitations associated with gait analysis in uncontrolled real-world conditions. Such analyses could potentially aid the identification of a walking condition that magnifies age-differences in gait. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to determine the effects of age and walking conditions on gait performance. Methods: Trunk accelerations of young (n = 27, age: 21.6) and older adults (n = 26, age: 68.9) were recorded for 3 min in four conditions: walking up and down a university hallway on a track of 10 m; walking on a specified path, including turns, in a university hallway; walking outside on a specified path on a pavement including turns; and walking on a treadmill. Factor analysis was used to reduce 27 computed gait measures to five independent gait domains. A multivariate analysis of variance was used to examine the effects of age and walking condition on these gait domains. Results: Factor analysis yielded 5 gait domains: variability, pace, stability, time & frequency, complexity, explaining 64% of the variance in 27 gait outcomes. Walking conditions affected all gait domains (p < 0.01) but age only affected the time & frequency domain (p < 0.05). Age and walking conditions differently affected the domains variability, stability, time & frequency. The largest age-differences occurred mainly during straight walking in a hallway (variability: 31% higher in older adults), or during treadmill walking (stability: 224% higher, time&frequency: 120% lower in older adults). Conclusion: Walking conditions affect all domains of gait independent of age. Treadmill walking and walking on a straight path in a hallway, were the most constrained walking conditions in terms of limited possibilities to adjust step characteristics. The age by condition interaction suggests that for the gait domains variability, stability, and time & frequency, the most constrained walking conditions seem ...
Age and walking conditions differently affect domains of gait
2023-06-01
Hagoort , I , Vuillerme , N , Hortobágyi , T & Lamoth , C J C 2023 , ' Age and walking conditions differently affect domains of gait ' , Human Movement Science , vol. 89 , 103075 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2023.103075
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Elektronische Ressource
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