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February 2, 2010
Vol. XXVII, No. 6
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Walking Speed Predicts CV Mortality |
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French research suggests that slow walking speed in older people is strongly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Study participants in the lowest third of baseline walking speed had a 44% increased risk of death (hazard ration, 1.44) when compared with those in the upper third. Those with low walking speed had about a threefold increased risk of CV death when compared with participants who walked faster.
Source: BMJ, November 10, 2009.
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