Reductions in Muscle Strength and Range of Motion Cause Locomotion Disability via Locomotion-Related Functional Limitation in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

ADL survey’s locomotor domain.

Locomotor domain items	Locomotor domain items answered number^a
Q1 walking—how long can you walk without taking a rest?	(1) about 5–10 minutes
	(2) about 20–40 minutes
	(3) over an hour
Q2 running—how long can you run without taking a rest?	(1) impossible
	(2) about 3–5 minutes
	(3) over 10 minutes
Q3 jumping across a ditch—how wide a gutter can you jump over?	(1) impossible
	(2) about 30 cm
	(3) about 50 cm
Q4 ascending and descending stairs—how do you go up the stairs?	(1) need banister
	(2) slowly (no use banister)
	(3) fleetly (no use banister)
Q5 carrying an object—what weight of baggage can you carry 10 m?	(1) impossible
	(2) about 5 kg
	(3) about 10 kg

ADL, activities of daily living; ^athe numbers answered are scores.