Table 2 Baseline characteristics (N = 73)
From: The minimal clinically important difference of six-minute walk in Asian older adults
Demographics | Values |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), years | 70.0 (7.2) |
Gender - Female, n (%) | 62 (84.9) |
Ethnic - Chinese, n (%) | 71 (97.3%) |
Height, mean (SD), m | 1.55 (0.06) |
Body mass index, mean (SD), kgm-2 | 22.4 (3.9) |
Had a fall in the past 1 year – Yes, n (%) | 41 (56.2%) |
Number of medications per day, n (%) | |
0 | 17 (23.3) |
1 | 11 (15.1) |
2 | 9 (12.3) |
≥3 | 36 (49.3) |
Number of comorbidities, n (%) | |
0 | 6 (8.2) |
1 | 14 (19.2) |
2 | 21 (28.8) |
≥3 | 32 (43.8) |
SPPB score, mean (SD) | 7.7 (1.3) |