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. 2010 Oct 5;66A(1):136–141. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glq170

Table 4.

Mean (SD) Gait Speed for Young, Fast Old (>1.15 m/s), and Slow Old (≤1.15 m/s) During Various Walking Conditions

Condition	Young, (n = 31)	Fast Old, (n = 12)	Slow Old, (n = 18)
Usual straight path	1.36 (0.17)	1.36 (0.18)	0.92 (0.19)^*
Slow	0.97 (0.17)	0.96 (0.19)	0.69 (0.20)^*
Circle	1.28 (0.15)	1.16 (0.19)^†	0.82 (0.16)^*
Dual task	1.16 (0.18)	0.99 (0.25)^†	0.75 (0.22)^*

^*

Notes: Slow old different than young and fast old, p < .05.

^†

Fast old different than young, p < .05.