From: The Feasibility of performing resistance exercise with acutely ill hospitalized older adults
Characteristics | ROM (N = 20) | Exercise (N = 19) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age, years (SD) | 81.4 (6.1) | 82.7 (8.5) | 0.866a |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Male, no. (%) | 11 (55.0) | 5 (26.3) | 0.069 |
   Female, no. (%) | 9 (45.0) | 14 (73.7) |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â |
   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. (%) | Â | Â | 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) |  |
   Otherb | 4 (20.0) | 1 (5.3) |  |
Mean baseline MMSE (SD) | 23.6 (3.2) | 24.0 (3.4) | 0.854a |
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) | 0.513a |
Baseline 1RM for single leg knee extension, kg (SD) | 6.2 (2.1) | 7.2 (1.9) | 0.102a |