Polypharmacy, Gait Performance, and Falls in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults. Results from the Gait and Brain Study

Polypharmacy, defined as the use of five or more medications, has been repeatedly linked to fall incidence, and recently it was cross-sectionally associated with gait disturbances. Our objectives were to evaluate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between polypharmacy and gait performance in a well-established clinic-based cohort study. We also assessed whether gait impairments could mediate associations between number of medications...