Table 1 Characteristics of 125 interviewed participants

Demographics

Age, years (mean(SD))

77.6 (9.1)

79.7 (9.5)

79.1 (9.4)

Residential status

Community-dwelling

34 (94.4)

83 (93.2)

116 (92.8)

Serviced apartment

1 (2.8)

2 (2.3)

3 (2.4)

Residential care

1 (2.8)

4 (4.5)

5 (4.0)

BMI (n = 109)

Underweight

2 (6.3)

11 (14.3)

13 (11.9)

Normal weight

16 (50.0)

44 (57.1)

60 (55.1)

Overweight/Obese

14 (43.7)

22 (28.6)

36 (33.0)

Mobility ¹

Low²

10 (27.8)

26 (29.2)

36 (28.8)

Moderate³

5 (13.9)

26 (29.2)

31 (24.8)

High⁴

21 (58.3)

37 (41.6)

58 (46.4)

P-ADL Participation ¹

Dependent in ≥1 activity of personal care

5 (13.9)

8 (8.9)

13 (10.4)

Balance ¹

Self-rated balance (bad), (n = 114)

20 (62.5)

39 (47.6)

59 (51.75)

Fear of falling (yes), (n = 122)

9 (26.5)

27 (30.7)

36 (29.5)

Previous falls

≥1 fall previous year, (n = 122)

23 (63.9)

37 (43.0)

60 (49.2)

Physical activity¹ (n = 118)

Sedentary

8 (22.2)

14 (15.7)

22 (17.6)

Light exercise

26 (72.2)

67 (75.3)

93 (74.4)

Hard physical training

1 (2.8)

2 (2.3)

3 (2.4)

Grip strength (n = 107)

Normal (≥10th percentile)

17 (51.5)

43 (58.1)

60 (56.1)

Low (5th-10th percentile)

7 (21.2)

16 (21.6)

23 (21.5)

Abnormally low (<5th percentile)

9 (27.3)

15 (20.3)

24 (22.4)

Number of chronic diseases ⁵

0

16 (44.4)

51 (57.3)

67 (53.6)

1

13 (33.3)

29 (32.6)

41 (32.8)

≥2

8 (22.2)

9 (10.1)

17 (13.6)

Fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs)

0 FRIDs

6 (16.7)

18 (20.2)

24 (19.2)

Cardiovascular (Cvd) FRIDs

13 (36.1)

35 (39.3)

48 (38.4)

Psychotropic (Psy) FRIDs

5 (13.9)

8 (8.9)

13 (10.4)

Concomitant Cvd & PsyFRIDs

12 (33.3)

28 (31.5)

40 (32.0)