Observational study links gait speed to one-year mortality in older patients with head and neck cancer, suggesting that slower speeds indicate higher risk.
Lower usual and fast gait speeds are associated with higher one-year mortality in patients with head and neck cancer. A simple guideline is that patients with usual and fast GS <1 m/s or < p25 have a twofold higher risk of dying within one year compared to patients who walk faster.
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