# Do differences in gait predict the risk of developing depression in later life?

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**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/do-differences-in-gait-predict-the-risk-of-developing-depression-in-later-life/1827 "2019-03-13T16:07:29Z")\
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> **[Do differences in gait predict the risk of developing depression in later life?](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206091415.htm)**
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> Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with those without depression, new research shows.

  
Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with those without depression, new research shows.