The association between walking speed and risk of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly people in Taiwan, a community-based, cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between walking speed and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly populations in Taiwan. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional and community-based study with 400 participants aged 50...

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Main Authors: Yu-Lin Shih, Chin-Chuan Shih, Jau-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235277