Gait variability and fall risk in community-living older adults: A 1-year prospective study

To test the hypothesis that increased gait variability predicts falls among community-living older adults attending an outpatient clinic.Prospective, cohort study.Three outpatient geriatric clinics.Fifty-two community-living, ambulatory men and women aged > or = 70 years.Not applicable.Subjects walked at a normal pace for up to 6 minutes wearing force-sensitive insoles that measured the gait rhythm on a stride-to-stride basis. Afterward,...