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Article Dans Une Revue Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences Année : 2009

Social inequality in walking speed in early old age in the Whitehall II study.

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We investigated social inequalities in walking speed in early old age. Walking speed was measured by timed 8-ft (2.44 m) test in 6,345 individuals, with mean age of 61.1 (SD 6.0) years. Current or last known civil service employment grade defined socioeconomic position. Mean walking speed was 1.36 (SD 0.29) m/s in men and 1.21 (SD 0.30) in women. Average age- and ethnicity-adjusted walking speed was approximately 13% higher in the highest employment grade compared with the lowest. Based on the relative index of inequality (RII), the difference in walking speed across the social hierarchy was 0.15 m/s (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.12-0.18) in men and 0.17 m/s (0.12-0.22) in women, corresponding to an age-related difference of 18.7 (13.6-23.8) years in men and 14.9 (9.9-19.9) years in women. The RII for slow walking speed (logistic model for lowest sex-specific quartile vs others) adjusted for age, sex, and ethnicity was 3.40 (2.64-4.36). Explanatory factors for the social gradient in walking speed included Short-Form 36 physical functioning, labor market status, financial insecurity, height, and body mass index. Demographic, psychosocial, behavioral, biologic, and health factors in combination accounted for 40% of social inequality in walking speed. Social inequality in walking speed is substantial in early old age and reflects many factors beyond the direct effects of physical health.
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inserm-01160908 , version 1 (08-06-2015)

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Eric Brunner, Martin Shipley, Victoria Spencer, Mika Kivimaki, Tarani Chandola, et al.. Social inequality in walking speed in early old age in the Whitehall II study.. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 2009, 64 (10), pp.1082-9. ⟨10.1093/gerona/glp078⟩. ⟨inserm-01160908⟩

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