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Table 1 General characteristics of elderly living in long-term care facilities (N = 157)

From: Effects of resistance and functional-skills training on habitual activity and constipation among older adults living in long-term care facilities: a randomized controlled trial

 

Resistance training (n = 40)

Functional training (n = 41)

Combined training (n = 45)

Control (n = 31)

Age, mean ± SD, yr

81.0 (± 5.8)

82.1 (± 4.9)

80.9 (± 6.3)

81.3 (± 4.4)

Sex, No. (%) male/female

11(27)/29(73)

8(20)/33(80)

7(16)/38(84)

5(16)/26(84)

marital status, No. (%)

- Married

8 (20)

7 (17)

10 (22)

11(36)

- Widowed

28 (70)

30 (73)

32 (71)

19 (61)

- never married

1 (3)

2 (5)

3 (7)

1 (3)

- divorced

3 (8)

2 (5)

-

-

type of residence, No. (%)

- nursing home

6 (15)

5 (12)

7 (16)

2 (7)

- residential care

34 (85)

36 (88)

38 (84)

29 (93)