Improvements in gait characteristics after intensive resistance and functional training in people with dementia: a randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline

Characteristic	Intervention (n = 26)	Control (n = 35)	P-value
Age, years	80.4 ± 7.1	82.3 ± 7.9	0.309
Women, number	17 (65.0)	22 (62.9)	0.839
Mini mental state examination, score	21.0 ± 2.9	21.7 ± 2.9	0.307
Education, years	11.3 ± 3.2	10.8 ± 2.3	0.462
Barthel activities of daily living, score	82.7 ± 17.5	83.2 ± 14.0	0.883
Geriatric depression scale 30 point, score	9.0 ± 5.9	8.6 ± 5.2	0.812
Cumulative illness rating scale, score	22.9 ± 3.1	22.8 ± 3.7	0.984
Number of medication	6.8 ± 3.4	6.4 ± 2.6	0.680
History of falls in the last year, number of patients	13 (50.0)	21 (60.0)	0.293
Performance oriented mobility assessment, score	21.1 ± 5.3	20.4 ± 5.4	0.630
Maximum lower extremity strength (1-RM leg press), KG	150.9 ± 57.5	143.0 ± 45.3	0.551
Maximum gait speed, m/sec	1.33 ± 0.54	1.28 ± 0.37	0.711

Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (%). 1-RM = one repetition maximum. P-values are given for differences between the intervention and control group.

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