Gait speed
Biomarker14 papers4 findings
- Human trial4
- Humans8
Effects
2Chemotherapy-related toxicity
no changein humans1
1 study
Chemotherapy-related toxicity
no changein humans1
Gait speed has no effect on chemotherapy-related toxicity in humans.
“Gait speed was not significantly associated with metastatic PFS, non-metastatic OS or DFS, or grade ≥ 3 toxicity.”
Humanscancern = 102
Functional Mobility as a Prognostic Marker in Geriatric Oncology: A Prospective Study Using Gait Speed · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 21 Sep 2026
Progression-free survival
no changein humans1
1 study
Progression-free survival
no changein humans1
Gait speed has no effect on progression-free survival in humans.
“Gait speed was not significantly associated with metastatic PFS”
Humansmetastatic cancern = 102
Functional Mobility as a Prognostic Marker in Geriatric Oncology: A Prospective Study Using Gait Speed · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 21 Sep 2026
Associations
2Hip fracture risk
downin humans1
1 study
Hip fracture risk
downin humans1
Gait speed is associated with hip fracture risk in humans (ρ=-0.22).
Humanspeople living with human immunodeficiency virus undergoing antiretroviral therapyn = 105
Sarcopenia, its components and fracture risk in people living with human immunodeficiency virus · Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 28 Sep 2026
Mortality
downin humans1
1 study
Mortality
downin humans1
Gait speed lowers the risk of mortality in humans (aHR 0.647, 95% CI 0.490-0.853).
“adjusted HR = 0.647, 95% CI: 0.490-0.853, p = 0.002”
Humansmetastatic cancern = 102
Functional Mobility as a Prognostic Marker in Geriatric Oncology: A Prospective Study Using Gait Speed · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 21 Sep 2026
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Frailty category improved in 69.6% of high-intensity walkers compared with 46.4% of casual-speed walkers over a 16-week intervention.Frailty category improved in 69.6% of high-intensity walkers compared with 46.4% of casual-speed walkers over a 16-week intervention.