Baseline characteristics for 178 patients according to gait speed
| Gait speed ≥0.8 m/s (fast) n=120 | Gait speed <0.8 m/s (slow) n=37 | Gait speed not recorded n=21 | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 75±5 | 79±7 | 75±5 |
| Male (%) | 116 (97) | 35 (95) | 21 (100) |
| Vitals | |||
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 128±15 | 133±19 | 134.5±15.6 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 68±9 | 66±9 | 70.7±10.3 |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 69±13 | 70±12 | 70.1±11.2 |
| Comorbidities (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 92 (77) | 33 (89) | 15 (71) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 95 (79) | 32 (87) | 15 (71) |
| Diabetes | 39 (33) | 16 (43) | 4 (19) |
| Congestive heart failure | 9 (8) | 3 (8) | 2 (10) |
| Coronary artery disease | 70 (58) | 24 (65) | 6 (29) |
| Arthritis | 29 (24) | 11 (30) | 6 (29) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 19 (16) | 6 (16) | 1 (5) |
| Cancer | 64 (53) | 14 (38) | 3 (14) |
| Dementia | 37 (31) | 11 (30) | 7 (33) |
| Smoking status (%) | |||
| Yes | 13 (11) | 3 (8) | 0 |
| Former | 72 (60) | 20 (54) | 9 (43) |
| No | 35 (29) | 14 (38) | 12 (57) |
| # Medications (median, IQR) | 9 (IQR: 5–12) | 10 IQR: 7–14) | 8 (IQR: 6–12) |
| Wheelchair use (%) | 0 | 0 | 8 (38) |
| Gait speed (median, IQR) | 1.05±0.2 | 0.64±0.1 | N/A |
BP, blood pressure; N/A, not applicable.