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Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2000 Apr;55(4):M221–M231. doi: 10.1093/gerona/55.4.m221
Men (Age)
Women (Age)
Gait Speed (m/s) 70 75 80 85 90 70 75 80 85 90
<0.2 1.5 (32.6) 2.6 (24.7) 4.5 (18.2) 7.5 (13.1) 12.3 (9.3) 2.8 (23.9) 4.7 (17.6) 7.9 (12.6) 12.9 (8.9) 20.5 (6.2)
0.2–0.29 1.3 (45.2) 2.3 (35.9) 3.8 (27.5) 6.0 (20.4) 9.1 (14.8) 2.6 (34.9) 4.3 (26.7) 6.8 (19.8) 10.2 (14.3) 13.9 (10.2)
0.3–0.39 2.5 (58.4) 4.1 (48.8) 6.3 (39.2) 9.1 (30.5) 12.1 (22.9) 4.7 (47.7) 7.1 (38.3) 10.2 (29.6) 13.3 (22.2) 15.2 (16.2)
0.4–0.49 5.5 (70.5) 7.9 (61.9) 10.7 (52.4) 13.3 (42.7) 14.7 (33.6) 9.0 (60.9) 12.0 (51.4) 14.4 (41.7) 15.5 (32.7) 14.5 (24.8)
0.5–0.59 9.1 (80.3) 12.3 (73.5) 15.3 (65.2) 17.1 (56.0) 16.9 (46.3) 12.0 (72.6) 14.5 (64.3) 15.8 (55.0) 15.1 (45.3) 12.9 (36.0)
0.6–0.69 14.3 (87.4) 16.1 (82.5) 16.4 (76.2) 14.8 (68.4) 12.0 (59.5) 16.7 (81.9) 16.6 (75.4) 14.7 (67.5) 11.7 (58.5) 8.4 (48.9)
0.7–0.79 17.8 (92.2) 16.7 (88.9) 14.2 (84.5) 11.0 (78.7) 7.8 (71.5) 19.0 (88.5) 15.9 (84.0) 12.1 (78.0) 8.6 (70.6) 5.7 (62.0)
0.8–0.89 20.4 (95.3) 17.5 (93.2) 14.2 (90.3) 10.8 (86.3) 7.9 (81.0) 17.0 (92.9) 13.3 (89.9) 9.9 (85.8) 7.1 (80.4) 5.0 (73.5)
0.9–0.99 12.8 (97.2) 9.2 (95.9) 6.2 (94.1) 4.0 (91.5) 2.5 (87.9) 8.3 (95.7) 5.6 (93.8) 3.6 (91.2) 2.3 (87.5) 1.4 (82.6)
≥1.0 14.7 (98.3) 11.2 (97.6) 8.5 (96.4) 6.4 (94.8) 4.7 (92.5) 8.1 (97.4) 6.1 (96.3) 4.5 (94.6) 3.4 (92.3) 2.5 (89.0)

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate percentage of those free of mobility and ADL disability for each age, sex, and gait speed subgroup. Gait speed measured from a standing start. ADL = activity of daily living.