Health & Medicinearticle2026-08-03

Multidomain mobility and cognition across the adult lifespan: Stride velocity and cadence are associated with executive function in older adulthood.

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= .048) explained an additional 3.4% and 2.8% of variance in executive function beyond age and education. No associations were observed among younger adults. Mobility and cognition relationships may differ across adulthood. In older adulthood, cadence emerged as a distinct mobility marker of executive function beyond gait speed, underscoring distinct features of gait as potential modifiable lifestyle variables important for healthy aging. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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Authors: Grace Amadon, Ann J. Lee, Jasmeet P. Hayes, James A. Oñate, William J. Kraemer, Deb Kegelmeyer, Anne D. Kloos, Scott M. Hayes

Institutions: The Ohio State University, Ohio State University Hospital