Table 2. Associations of Gait Speed and Activity Fragmentation With the Hazard of MCI or AD.
Modela | HR (95% CI) | P value |
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Model 1 | ||
Gait speed, per 0.05 m/s | 1.073 (1.002-1.149) | .04 |
Model 2 | ||
Activity fragmentation, per 6% (SD) | 0.832 (0.563-1.229) | .35 |
Model 3 | ||
Gait speed, per 0.05 m/s | 1.097 (1.023-1.176) | .009 |
Activity fragmentation, per 6% (SD) | 1.059 (0.693-1.617) | .79 |
Interaction between gait speed and activity fragmentation | 0.924 (0.868-0.984) | .01 |
Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer disease; HR, hazard ratio; MCI, mild cognitive impairment.
Includes 520 participants. All Cox proportional hazards regression models were adjusted for baseline age, sex, race and ethnicity, educational level, body mass index, total daily activity, and apolipoprotein E ε4 carrier status. Because models 1 and 3 included gait speed, they were additionally adjusted for height. For interpretation purposes, values of gait speed were scaled to 0.05 m/s, and the original value of gait speed (positive, with higher values indicating better performance) was flipped such that a higher value indicated slower gait and a lower value, faster. Values of activity fragmentation were standardized z scores (mean [SD], 27% [6%]).