Role of gait speed and grip strength in predicting 10-year cognitive decline among community-dwelling older people.
Ming-Yueh ChouYukiko NishitaTakeshi NakagawaChikako TangeMakiko TomidaHiroshi ShimokataRei OtsukaLiang-Kung ChenHidenori AraiPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2019)
A slow gait speed could predict 10-year cognitive decline using DSST, and a low handgrip strength could predict 10-year cognitive decline using MMSE in addition to DSST. Thus both physical measures are lined to cognitive decline but there may be different mechanisms between brain and physical functions.