Abstract
Based on the Yakumo Study database, relations between left and right footedness were examined for maximum stride (MS), walking speed (WS) and timed go-up-and go (TGUG) performances with 309 (men: 135 and women: 174) middle and upper-middle aged community-dwelling healthy people. As a result of statistical analysis, there was a sex differences however no difference was found in relation to footedness in all three indices. Possible mechanisms from the viewpoint of developmental change were discussed in relation to previous reports that found footedness differences in young adults, and previous studies that reported laterality difference concerning the knees and hips troubles such as knee osteoarthritis among middle-aged and elderly people.
