Walking activity in a large cohort of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Donovan J. Lott; Tanja Taivassalo; Claudia R. Senesac; Rebecca J. Willcocks; Ann M. Harrington; Kirsten Zilke; Hilary Cunkle; Catherine Powers; Erika L. Finanger; William D. Rooney; Gihan I. Tennekoon; Krista Vandenborne

doi:10.1002/mus.27119

Walking activity in a large cohort of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Donovan J. Lott, Tanja Taivassalo, Claudia R. Senesac, Rebecca J. Willcocks, Ann M. Harrington, Kirsten Zilke, Hilary Cunkle, Catherine Powers, Erika L. Finanger, William D. Rooney, Gihan I. Tennekoon, Krista Vandenborne

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Introduction: In this study we explored walking activity in a large cohort of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Methods: Step activity (monitored for 7 days), functional ability, and strength were quantified in ambulatory boys (5-12.9 years of age) with DMD and unaffected boys. Ambulatory status was determined 2 years later. Results: Two to 5 days of activity monitoring predicted weekly step activity (adjusted R² = 0.80-0.95). Age comparisons revealed significant declines for step activity with increasing age, and relationships were found between step activity with both function and strength (P <.01). Our regression model predicted 36.5% of the variance in step activity. Those who were still ambulatory after 2 years demonstrated baseline step activity nearly double that of those who were no longer walking 2 years later (P <.01). Discussion: Step activity for DMD is related to and predictive of functional declines, which may be useful for clinical trials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	192-198
Number of pages	7
Journal	Muscle and Nerve
Volume	63
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.27119
State	Published - Feb 2021

Keywords

accelerometry, daily steps, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, functional ability, physical activity, walking

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Physiology
Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)

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