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Gait speed associated factors in elderly subjects undergoing exams to obtain the driver’s license Binotto, Maria Angélica Lenardt, Maria Helena Carneiro, Natalia Lourenço, Tania Cechinel, Clovis Rodríguez-Martínez, María del Carmen Permisos de conducir Objective to analyze the factors associated with gait speed in elderly subjects undergoing physical and mental fitness tests to obtain a driver’s license. Method a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in transit agencies. The probabilistic sample included 421 elderly (≥ 60 years old). The study was developed through application of questionnaires and tests that assess the frailty phenotype. For evaluating gait speed, the time spent by each participant to walk a 4.6 meter distance at normal pace on a flat surface was timed. Data were analyzed by using multiple linear regression and the stepwise method. The R statistical program version 3.4.0 was adopted. Results there was a significant association between gait speed and paid work (<0.0000), body mass index (<0.0000), Mini-Mental State Examination (=0.0366), physical frailty (pre-frail =0.0063 and non-frail <0.0000), age (<0.0000), sex (=0.0255), and manual grip strength (<0.0000). Conclusion elderly drivers who do not work, women of advanced age, high body mass index, low score in the Mini-Mental State Examination, low hand grip strength, and frail tend to decrease gait speed and should be a priority of interventions. 2025-01-30T19:47:47Z 2025-01-30T19:47:47Z 2025-01-30T19:47:47Z 2019 journal article Binotto MA, Lenardt MH, Carneiro NHK, Lourenço TM, Cechinel C, Rodríguez-Martínez MC. Gait speed associated factors in elderly subjects undergoing exams to obtain the driver’s license. Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem. 2019;27:e3138. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2667-3138. https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37455 10.1590/1518-8345.2667-3138 eng open access Scielo Brasil