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The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years
Joint Authors
Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence
Büla, Christophe
Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This study aimed to describe the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between alcohol intake and gait parameters in older persons.
Methods.
Community-dwelling persons aged 65–70 years ( N = 807 ).
Information on health, functional status, and alcohol use was self-reported at baseline and at 3-year follow-up, whereas gait speed and stride-to-stride variability were measured while walking only (single task) and under dual tasking (counting backwards).
Results.
Compared to light-to-moderate drinking, heavy drinking was associated with slower gait speed in single task (adj.
coeff.: −.040, 95% CI: −.0.78 to −.002, p = .
035 ).
No significant association was observed between heavy drinking and gait speed variability.
Nondrinkers walked significantly slower than light-to-moderate drinkers in dual task and had significantly higher gait speed variability in both single and dual task, but these associations disappeared after adjustment for comorbidity.
At follow-up, 35.2% and 34.1% of the participants walked significantly slower in single and dual task, respectively.
This proportion varied a little across drinking categories.
Conclusion.
At baseline, heavy alcohol consumption was significantly associated with slower gait speed in single task.
Selective survival of the fittest heavy drinkers probably explains why this association faded in longitudinal analyses.
The trend of poorer gait performance in nondrinkers disappeared after adjustment for comorbidity, suggesting confounding by a worse health status.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence& Büla, Christophe& Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte. 2016. The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099558
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence…[et al.]. The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099558
American Medical Association (AMA)
Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence& Büla, Christophe& Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte. The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099558
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099558