Abstracts tagged "decline"

Abstract Number: 2924 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Does the Degree of Decline in Walking Speed Predict Mortality Risk Beyond the Present Level of Walking Speed in Knee Osteoarthritis?
Hiral Master¹, Tuhina Neogi ², Lavalley Michael ³, Louise Thoma ⁴, Dana Voinier ⁵, Meredith Christiansen ⁵, Jason Jakiela ⁵, Lauren Neely ⁵ and Daniel White ¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Boston University, Boston, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Newark, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark
Background/Purpose: Slow walking speed (WS) is a risk factor for mortality in well-functioning older adults and speeds slower than (< ) 1.22 meters per second…