Association of Slow Gait Speed With Trajectories of Worsening Depressive Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Observational Study

Objective To investigate the association of slow gait speed, defined as walking slower than is necessary for the community, with trajectories of depressive symptoms over 7 years among people with or at high risk of knee OA. Methods Using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, we described trajecto...

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Published in:Arthritis care & research (2010) 2017-02, Vol.69 (2), p.209-215
Main Authors: White, Daniel K., Neogi, Tuhina, Zhang, Yuqing, Niu, Jingbo, Katz, Patricia P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Arthritis
Body mass
Body mass index
Cohort Studies
Depression - etiology
Female
Gait
Humans
Knee
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Observational studies
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Knee - complications
Osteoarthritis, Knee - psychology
Rehabilitation
Risk Factors
Twins
Walking
Walking Speed
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Summary:Objective To investigate the association of slow gait speed, defined as walking slower than is necessary for the community, with trajectories of depressive symptoms over 7 years among people with or at high risk of knee OA. Methods Using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, we described trajectories of depressive symptoms measured annually with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. We categorized speed during a 20‐meter walk of
ISSN:2151-464X
2151-4658
DOI:10.1002/acr.22928