OBJECTIVES: This study examined the sociodemographic and health characteristics and problems of older pedestrians. METHODS: Interviews and assessments were conducted with 1249 enrollees aged 72 or older from the New Haven, Conn, community of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly who agreed to participate in a seventh follow-up. RESULTS: Approximately 11% of the New Haven residents reported difficulty crossing the street. Older pedestrians needing help in one or more activities of daily living were more than 10 times as likely as others, and those with the slowest walking speeds were nearly 3 times as likely as others, to report difficulty crossing the street. Fewer than 1% of these pedestrians aged 72 or older had a normal walking speed sufficient to cross the street in the time typically allotted at signalized intersections (1.22 m/sec). CONCLUSIONS: Crossing times at signalized intersectíons in areas with large populations of elders should be extended, and the recommended walking speed for timing signalized crossings should be modified to reflect the range of abilities among older pedestrians.
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机译：目的：本研究检查了老年人口的社会人口统计学和健康特征以及存在的问题。方法：对来自康涅狄格州纽黑文市老龄流行病学研究既有人群社区的1249名年龄在72岁以上的入组者进行了访谈和评估，他们同意参加第七次随访。结果：大约11％的纽黑文居民报告过马路困难。报告过马路困难的年长行人，在一项或多项日常活动中需要帮助的可能性是其他行人的十倍以上，而步行速度最慢的行人的可能性是其他人的三倍。这些年龄在72岁以上的行人中，通常有信号交叉口（1.22 m / sec）分配的正常步行速度足以过马路的人不足1％。结论：应延长老年人口较多的地区的信号交叉口的穿越时间，并应修改建议的定时信号交叉口的步行速度，以反映老年人行人的能力范围。
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