The Feasibility of performing resistance exercise with acutely ill hospitalized older adults

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Demographic and Baseline Characteristics

Characteristics	ROM (N = 20)	Exercise (N = 19)	P-value
Mean age, years (SD)	81.4 (6.1)	82.7 (8.5)	0.866^a
Gender
Male, no. (%)	11 (55.0)	5 (26.3)	0.069
Female, no. (%)	9 (45.0)	14 (73.7)
Marital Status
Single, no. (%)	2 (10.0)	4 (21.1)	0.628
Married, no. (%)	10 (50.0)	8 (42.1)
Widowed, no. (%)	8 (40.0)	7 (36.8)
Admission Diagnosis, no. (%)			0.116
SOB	6 (30.0)	5 (26.3)
Delirium	6 (30.0)	4 (21.1)
UTI	0 (0.0)	2 (10.5)
Falls	1 (5.0)	6 (31.6)
Weakness/weight loss	3 (15.0)	1 (5.3)
Other^b	4 (20.0)	1 (5.3)
Mean baseline MMSE (SD)	23.6 (3.2)	24.0 (3.4)	0.854^a
MMSE less than 24, no. (%)	10 (50.0)	10 (52.6)	0.869
No. of medications (SD)	6.4 (3.9)	7.7 (4.3)	0.513^a
Baseline 1RM for single leg knee extension, kg (SD)	6.2 (2.1)	7.2 (1.9)	0.102^a

ROM, range of motion. SOB, shortness of breath and includes COPD, pneumonia, CHF, and pleural effusion. MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; 1RM, one-repetition maximum ^aComparisons were made using the Mann-Whitney U Test. ^bOther: jaundice, cellulitis, vertigo, temporal arteritis, and anemia.

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