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Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Genotype, Frailty, and Gait Speed: The Cardiovascular Health Study

2020; University of Oxford; Volume: 4; Issue: Supplement_1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2729

2399-5300

Shannon Mance, Andrea Rosso, Joshua C. Bis, Stephanie A. Studenski, Nico Bohnen, Caterina Rosano,

Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Abstract The association of COMT with gait speed varies across studies; frailty, a condition increasing vulnerability to stressors, may influence this association. Cross-sectional data was obtained in 3,744 participants (71 years, 82% white, 39% male) for gait speed, frailty (Fried definition), and COMT. Multivariable regression models of COMT predicting gait were adjusted for demographics, chronic conditions, and locomotor factors. Interactions of COMT by frailty and by race predicting gait speed were p=0.03 and p=0.02, respectively. Compared to Met/Met, the Val/Val group walked marginally more slowly in the full cohort (0.87 vs 0.89 m/sec, p=0.2); differences were significant for those with frailty (n=220, 0.55 vs 0.63m/sec, p=0.03), but not for those with moderate (n=1691, 0.81 vs 0.81m/sec, p=0.9), or no frailty (n=1833, 0.98 vs 0.97 m/sec, p=0.7). Associations were similar by race, but significant for whites only. Studies should assess the influence of dopaminergic signaling on gait slowing due to frailty.