Alterations in over-ground walking patterns in obese and overweight adults

Alterations in over-ground walking patterns in obese and overweight adults

Highlights • We evaluated the relationship between gait and different body composition measures. • Participants performed a 200 m walking task at their preferred speed. • Range of motion of knee joints was reduced as measures of body composition increased. • BMI was a better predictor of gait featur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gait & posture 2017-03, Vol.53, p.145-150
Hauptverfasser: Meng, Hao, O’Connor, Daniel P, Lee, Beom-Chan, Layne, Charles S, Gorniak, Stacey L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adiposity
Biomechanical Phenomena
BMI
Body Composition
Fat percentage
Female
Gait
Humans
Instability
Male
Obese
Obesity, Morbid - physiopathology
Orthopedics
Overweight - physiopathology
Range of Motion, Articular
Walking
Walking Speed
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We evaluated the relationship between gait and different body composition measures. • Participants performed a 200 m walking task at their preferred speed. • Range of motion of knee joints was reduced as measures of body composition increased. • BMI was a better predictor of gait features compared to percent body fat.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.01.019