Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative

Objective: In this longitudinal study across four clinical sites in the United States, gait speed (GS) over time in adults with arthritis was examined. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis using data from the osteoarthritis initiative. A sample of 4450 adults aged 45 years and older, regardles...

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Main Authors: Vishal Vennu, Harsh Misra
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Rheumatology
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description Objective: In this longitudinal study across four clinical sites in the United States, gait speed (GS) over time in adults with arthritis was examined. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis using data from the osteoarthritis initiative. A sample of 4450 adults aged 45 years and older, regardless of sex or ethnicity, were included in the analysis. Based on the response to self-reported questionnaires about arthritis, adults were classified into two groups: without arthritis and with arthritis. GS in m/s was assessed using the 20-m-walk test at baseline and over time. A general linear mixed model was used to examine the GS over time in adults with arthritis. Results: The rate of decrease in GS per year was 0.006 m/s after adjusting for age, sex, race, depressive symptoms, and body mass index. In adults, having arthritis was significantly associated with lower GS (β = −0.039, standard error = 0.007, P <.001) compared to those without arthritis. The interaction between arthritis, GS, and time was also significant (β = −0.0013, SE = 0.005, P = 0.017), indicating that the slope changed over time due to the continuous decline in GS (0.006 m/s/year). Conclusions: In adults, having arthritis is associated with lower GS and declined over time compared to those without arthritis, even after controlling for all covariates.
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spelling doaj-art-ee1004eaef94447c8bcb97be784428092025-01-03T01:45:39ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Rheumatology0973-36980973-37012018-01-0113315415810.4103/injr.injr_34_18Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiativeVishal VennuHarsh MisraObjective: In this longitudinal study across four clinical sites in the United States, gait speed (GS) over time in adults with arthritis was examined. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis using data from the osteoarthritis initiative. A sample of 4450 adults aged 45 years and older, regardless of sex or ethnicity, were included in the analysis. Based on the response to self-reported questionnaires about arthritis, adults were classified into two groups: without arthritis and with arthritis. GS in m/s was assessed using the 20-m-walk test at baseline and over time. A general linear mixed model was used to examine the GS over time in adults with arthritis. Results: The rate of decrease in GS per year was 0.006 m/s after adjusting for age, sex, race, depressive symptoms, and body mass index. In adults, having arthritis was significantly associated with lower GS (β = −0.039, standard error = 0.007, P <.001) compared to those without arthritis. The interaction between arthritis, GS, and time was also significant (β = −0.0013, SE = 0.005, P = 0.017), indicating that the slope changed over time due to the continuous decline in GS (0.006 m/s/year). Conclusions: In adults, having arthritis is associated with lower GS and declined over time compared to those without arthritis, even after controlling for all covariates.http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2018;volume=13;issue=3;spage=154;epage=158;aulast=VennuAdultsAfrican Americanarthritisbody mass indexdepression
spellingShingle Vishal Vennu
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Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative
Indian Journal of Rheumatology
Adults
African American
arthritis
body mass index
depression
title Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative
title_full Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative
title_fullStr Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative
title_short Evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative
title_sort evaluation of gait speed over time in adults with arthritis data from the osteoarthritis initiative
topic Adults
African American
arthritis
body mass index
depression
url http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2018;volume=13;issue=3;spage=154;epage=158;aulast=Vennu
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