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. 2021 Nov 18;4(11):e2135168. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.35168

Table 2. Associations of Gait Speed and Activity Fragmentation With the Hazard of MCI or AD.

Modela HR (95% CI) P value
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.

a

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%]).