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BACKGROUND:Performance on complex walking tasks may provide a screen for future cognitive decline. OBJECTIVE:To identify walking tasks that are most strongly associated with subsequent cognitive decline. METHODS:Community-dwelling older adults with Modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) >85 at baseline (n = 223; mean age = 78.7, 52.5% women, 25.6% black) completed usual-pace walking and three complex walking tasks (fast-pace, narrow-path, visuospatial dual-task). Slope of 3MS scores for up to 9 subsequent years (average = 5.2) were used to calculate a cognitive maintainer (slope ≥0) or decliner (slope |
