Mukli Peter, Muranyi Mihaly, Lipecz Ágnes, Szarvas Zsofia, Csípő Tamás, Ungvari Anna, Fekete Mónika, Fazekas-Pongor Vince, Peterfi Anna, Fehér Ágnes, Dosa Norbert, Mózes Noémi, Kaposvári Csilla, Aliquander Anna, Hung Wei Yi, Major Dávid, Kaposzta Zalan, Matiscsák Attila, Dörnyei Gabriella, Benyo Zoltan, Nyul-Toth Adam, Patai Roland, Csik Boglarka, Gulej Rafal, Kallai Attila, Sandor Marton, Varga Peter, Tabak Adam G, Tarantini Stefano, Ádány Róza, Merkely Béla, Csiszar Anna, Yabluchanskiy Andriy, Ungvari Zoltan
Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Geroscience. 2025 Jun 6. doi: 10.1007/s11357-025-01722-6.
Gait alterations are recognized as early markers of age-related decline and cognitive impairment. Dual-task assessments, which impose cognitive load while walking, provide valuable insights into gait control limitations and cognitive-motor interactions in aging populations. This study evaluates age-related and cognitive load-induced changes in gait parameters, with a particular focus on asymmetry, and aims to optimize the gait assessment protocol for the Semmelweis Study framework. The Semmelweis Study is a large-scale workplace cohort investigating the determinants of unhealthy aging and promoting healthy brain aging by identifying risk factors and protective mechanisms influencing vascular, metabolic, and neurocognitive decline. As part of this initiative, gait analysis is emerging as a critical tool for assessing functional aging, detecting early signs of mobility and cognitive impairment, and contributing to biological age assessment. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on adults aged 23 to 87 years using a pressure-sensitive walkway system. Participants were evaluated under single-task conditions (normal walking) and dual-task conditions (walking while performing a concurrent cognitive task). Spatiotemporal gait parameters, asymmetry indices, and dual-task costs were analyzed to assess age-related changes in gait performance and cognitive-motor interactions. Aging was associated with significant reductions in gait speed, step length, and stride length, along with a corresponding increase in gait asymmetry. Dual-task conditions exacerbated these alterations, indicating age-related impairments in cognitive-motor integration. Asymmetry indices were sensitive to aging effects, suggesting their potential as biomarkers for functional decline. The dual-task cost on gait was significantly greater in older adults, reinforcing the interplay between cognitive and motor systems in aging. Age-related gait alterations, particularly under cognitive load, underscore the importance of comprehensive gait assessments in aging research. Our findings contribute to the optimization of the Semmelweis Study gait assessment protocol by identifying key gait parameters that capture functional decline and biological aging. Integrating dual-task gait analysis into large-scale epidemiological studies has the potential to enhance early detection of brain health decline, refine biological age estimation, and guide targeted interventions to support healthy aging and neuromotor resilience.
步态改变被认为是与年龄相关的机能衰退和认知障碍的早期标志。双重任务评估在行走时施加认知负荷,为了解老年人群的步态控制限制和认知 - 运动相互作用提供了有价值的见解。本研究评估与年龄相关的以及认知负荷引起的步态参数变化,特别关注不对称性,并旨在优化塞梅尔魏斯研究框架的步态评估方案。塞梅尔魏斯研究是一项大规模的职场队列研究,通过识别影响血管、代谢和神经认知衰退的风险因素和保护机制,来调查不健康衰老的决定因素并促进健康的大脑衰老。作为该倡议的一部分,步态分析正成为评估功能性衰老、检测 mobility 和认知障碍早期迹象以及助力生物年龄评估的关键工具。使用压力敏感步道系统对23至87岁的成年人进行了横断面分析。参与者在单任务条件(正常行走)和双重任务条件(在执行并发认知任务时行走)下接受评估。分析时空步态参数、不对称指数和双重任务成本,以评估步态表现和认知 - 运动相互作用的年龄相关变化。衰老与步态速度、步长和步幅的显著降低相关,同时步态不对称性相应增加。双重任务条件加剧了这些改变,表明在认知 - 运动整合方面存在与年龄相关的损害。不对称指数对衰老效应敏感,表明它们作为功能衰退生物标志物的潜力。老年人步态的双重任务成本显著更高,这加强了衰老过程中认知和运动系统之间的相互作用。与年龄相关的步态改变,特别是在认知负荷下,凸显了在衰老研究中进行全面步态评估的重要性。我们的研究结果通过识别捕捉功能衰退和生物衰老的关键步态参数,为优化塞梅尔魏斯研究步态评估方案做出了贡献。将双重任务步态分析纳入大规模流行病学研究有可能加强对大脑健康衰退的早期检测、完善生物年龄估计,并指导针对性干预以支持健康衰老和神经运动恢复力。
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