Relationship between performance in the 10-m hurdle walk and Physical Function among community-dwelling elderly people

Abstract

[Purpose] In this study we evaluated performance in the 10-m hurdle walk and investigated its relationship with physical Function. [Subjects and Methods] The study included 69 among community-dwelling elderly people. We measured performance in the 10-m hurdle walk, one-leg standing time with eyes open test, Functional reach test,Timed Up & Go test (TUG), quadriceps strength test, 30-second Chair?stand test, and Trail making test. [Results] The factors affecting performance in the 10-m hurdle walk, as indicated by repeated measures regression analysis, were the one-leg standing time with eyes open and TUG time: performance in the 10-m hurdle walk performance was better with a longer one-leg standing time with eyes open and shorter TUG time. [Conclusion] These results suggested that increasing balance function is important to improving performance in the 10­m hurdle walk among community-dwelling elderly people.