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The differences in the DW parameters between the robust, prefrailty and frailty groups were examined using one-way analysis of variance. We conducted logistic regression analysis for the Crude model (each DW parameter), model 1 (adjusted for the number of steps) and model 2 (model 1+age, sex and the number of chronic diseases).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>DWS was marginally significantly slower in the frailty group than in the prefrailty and robust group (robust 1.26 m\/s vs prefrailty 1.25 m\/s vs frailty 1.19 m\/s, p=0.060). Step length was significantly smaller in the frailty group than in the robust group (robust 66.1\u2009cm vs prefrailty 65.9 vs frailty 62.3\u2009cm, p&lt;0.01). Logistic regression analysis for the three models revealed that DWS was significantly associated with frailty.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>DWS measured using the smartphone application was associated with frailty. 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