Slow walking linked to increased CV mortality in elderly

'Health risks'...

MedWire News: Study findings indicate that elderly people who are generally functioning well but who can only walk relatively slowly may be up to three times as likely to die... More »
MedWire News - Nov. 11, 2009
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Highlighting the importance of staying fit in old age, a French study has found that seniors who walk slowly are three times more... More »
Health Day - Nov. 11, 2009
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Highlighting the importance of staying fit in old age, a French study has found that seniors who walk slowly are three times more... More »
US News - Nov. 11, 2009
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Highlighting the importance of staying fit in old age, a French study has found that seniors who walk slowly are three times more... More »
National Womens Health Information Center - Nov. 11, 2009
Older people who walk slowly 'three times as likely to die...
Older people who walk slowly are three times as likely to die from heart problems as those who walk fast, a new study shows. They were also 44 per cent more likely to die... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 10, 2009
Walking Speed Predicts CV Death in Seniors
Explain to interested patients that walking speed may be a marker for other disease or mediating factors rather than being causally linked to elevated mortality risk.... More »
MedPage Today - Nov. 11, 2009
Heart risk to elderly slow walkers
Older people who walk slowly are three times more likely to die of heart disease than those who walk faster, scientists claimed yesterday. The five-year study of 3,208 people... More »
Mirror.co.uk - Nov. 11, 2009
The faster you walk, the longer you'll live, French...
Search Query: Herald.ie Web Search OLDER people who walk slowly are about three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who walk faster, researchers... More »
Evening Herald - Nov. 11, 2009
'Health risks' for slow walkers
Older people who walk slowly are about three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who walk faster, researchers have said. More »
AOL UK - Nov. 10, 2009
Slower walkers 'more likely to die from heart disease'
ELDERLY people who walk slowly are about three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who walk faster, researchers say. Walking pace has already been... More »
The Scotsman - Nov. 10, 2009
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