"Walking Speed" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The rate at which steps are made while walking.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072797
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.250.500 G11.427.410.568.900.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Walking Speed- Walking Speed
- Speed, Walking
- Speeds, Walking
- Walking Speeds
- Gait Speed
- Gait Speeds
- Speed, Gait
- Speeds, Gait
- Walking Pace
- Pace, Walking
- Paces, Walking
- Walking Paces
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Walking Speed" by people in Profiles.
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Gait speed and neurocognition among older people with and without HIV. AIDS. 2025 Dec 01; 39(15):2191-2199.
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Talking While Walking After Concussion: Acute Effects of Concussion on Speech Pauses and Gait Speed. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2025 05; 39(5):355-364.
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Associations of mid-to-late-life inflammation with late-life mobility and the influences of chronic comorbidities, race, and social determinants of health: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Aug; 72(8):2434-2445.
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Plasma metabolites and physical function in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Sci Rep. 2024 04 10; 14(1):8427.
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Game-based intradialytic non-weight-bearing exercise training on gait speed and balance in older adults with diabetes: a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Sci Rep. 2023 08 30; 13(1):14225.
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Digital Biomarkers of Gait and Balance in Diabetic Foot, Measurable by Wearable Inertial Measurement Units: A Mini Review. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Nov 29; 22(23).
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Prognostic value of disease risk score versus gait speed in older adults with lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2021 12; 62(12):2882-2889.
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Digital Biomarkers of Cognitive Frailty: The Value of Detailed Gait Assessment Beyond Gait Speed. Gerontology. 2022; 68(2):224-233.
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A Decline in Walking Speed Is Associated With Incident Knee Replacement in Adults With and at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2021 04; 48(4):579-584.
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Attentional prioritization in dual-task walking: Effects of stroke, environment, and instructed focus. Gait Posture. 2020 06; 79:3-9.