Gait characteristics and their associations with clinical outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abnormalities of spatiotemporal gait parameters are frequently observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, associations of gait parameters with clinical outcomes and their implementation into clinical practice have not been established. To investigate gait abnormalities and their association with clinical outcomes of COPD. This study included 34 male outpatients with COPD and 16 community-dwelling healthy men aged ≥65...