scholarly journals Sex-specific differences in gait patterns of healthy older adults: Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1974-1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-uk Ko ◽  
Magdalena I. Tolea ◽  
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff ◽  
Luigi Ferrucci
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Gait Patterns ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Baltimore Longitudinal Study

scholarly journals Differential associations between dual-task walking abilities and usual gait patterns in healthy older adults—Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-uk Ko ◽  
Gerald J. Jerome ◽  
Eleanor M. Simonsick ◽  
Stephanie Studenski ◽  
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Gait Patterns ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Baltimore Longitudinal Study

scholarly journals Sex-Specific Gait Patterns of Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-uk Ko ◽  
Eleanor M. Simonsick ◽  
Liz M. Husson ◽  
Luigi Ferrucci
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Frontal Plane ◽  
Joint Diseases ◽  
Gait Patterns ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gait Adaptation ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Baltimore Longitudinal Study

Men and women exhibit different gait patterns during customary walking and may respond differently to joint diseases. The present paper aims to identify gait patterns associated with knee-OA separately in men and women. Participants included 144 men and 124 women aged 60 years and older enrolled in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) who underwent gait testing at a self-selected speed. Both men and women with knee-OA had lower ankle propulsion mechanical work expenditure (MWE;P<.001for both) and higher hip generative MWE (P<.001) compared to non-OA controls. Women with knee-OA had a higher BMI (P=.008), slower gait speed (P=.049), and higher knee frontal-plane absorbing MWE (P=.007) than women without knee-OA. These differences were not observed in men. Understanding sex-specific differences in gait adaptation to knee-OA may inform the development of appropriate strategies for early detection and intervention for knee-OA in men and women.

scholarly journals Personality and Insomnia Symptoms in Older Adults: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 578-579
Author(s):  
Darlynn Rojo-Wissar ◽  
Amal Wanigatunga ◽  
Eleanor Simonsick ◽  
Antonio Terracciano ◽  
Jennifer Schrack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Baltimore Longitudinal Study ◽  
Insomnia Symptoms ◽  
Insomnia Severity

Abstract Personality and disturbed sleep are tied to medical morbidity in older adults. We examined associations of personality dimensions and facets from the five-factor model with reports of insomnia symptoms in 1,069 well-functioning older adults 60-97 (SD=8.64) years (51% women) from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Personality was assessed by the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, and insomnia symptoms measured by the Women’s Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Adjusting for demographics and depressive symptoms, higher neuroticism (B=0.05, SE=-0.01, p&lt;.001) and lower conscientiousness (B=-0.03, SE=-0.01, p&lt;.05) were associated with greater insomnia severity. Although openness, extraversion and agreeableness were not associated with insomnia, a facet of each was. Higher scores on the “positive emotions” facet of extraversion (B =-0.03, SE=-0.01, p&lt;.05) “ideas” facet of openness (B=-0.03, SE=-0.01, p&lt;.05) and altruism facet of agreeableness (B=-0.03, SE=-0.01, p&lt;.05) were associated with lower insomnia severity. Sleep disturbances may partially mediate personality’s influence on health. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Aging Interest Group.

scholarly journals Energy Metabolism and the Burden of Multimorbidity in Older Adults: Results From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1297-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Fabbri ◽  
Yang An ◽  
Jennifer A. Schrack ◽  
Marta Gonzalez-Freire ◽  
Marco Zoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Baltimore Longitudinal Study

Texting While Walking Induces Gait Pattern Alterations in Healthy Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 1908-1912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Pau ◽  
Micaela Porta ◽  
Giuseppina Pilloni ◽  
Federica Corona ◽  
Maria Chiara Fastame ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Gait Pattern ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Similar Reduction ◽  
Gait Patterns ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Double Support ◽  
Temporal Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal

The use of a mobile phone for texting purposes results in distracted walking which may lead to injuries. In particular, texting while walking has been shown to induce significant alterations in gait patterns. This study aimed to assess whether changes in the main spatio-temporal parameters of gait when simultaneously engaged in texting on a smartphone and walking are different in older adults relative to young and middle- aged individuals. A total of 57 participants divided in three groups (19 older adults aged over 65, 19 young aged 20-40 and 19 middle-aged aged 41-64) were tested in two conditions: walking, and walking while texting on a smartphone. Spatio-temporal parameters of gait were assessed using a wearable accelerometer located on the lower back. The results show that texting induced similar reduction of gait speed, stride length and cadence in all groups. Slight (although significant) alterations of stance, swing and double support phases duration were found only for middle-aged participants. Such findings suggest that modifications of gait patterns due to texting seem unaffected by age, probably due to different perceptions of the cognitive complexity of the task and differential prioritization of its motor and cognitive aspects.

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