Predicting the Risk of Mobility Difficulty in Older Women With Screening Nomograms

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MOBILITY DISABILITY (ie, mobility difficulty) is a highly prevalent public health concern. Up to 50% of persons aged 65 years and older have disability in mobility-related tasks such as walking 0.4 km, climbing steps, transferring, or doing heavy housework.1 Mobility is but one of several types of physical disability. Nevertheless, it is a major risk factor for difficulty and dependency in other domains of physical functioning,2-4 causing decreased quality of life in older adults4-6 and substantial social and health care needs.7,8 Consequently, prevention or postponement of mobility disability is a high priority.9,10

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