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Table 1 Characteristics of the Vancouver Falls Prevention cohort (n = 229)

From: Mobility and cognition are associated with wellbeing and health related quality of life among older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Vancouver Falls Prevention Cohort

Variables

Mean (SD) or Number (%)

EQ-5D-3L

0.785 (0.218)

ICECAP-0

0.819 (0.122)

Age (years)

82.4 (6.7)

Living status (n = 186)

 

Lives alone

68 (36.6 %)

Lives with others

94 (50.5 %)

Assisted living

24 (12.9 %)

Education (n = 220) < Grade 9

18 (8.2 %)

Grades 9–13, no diploma

44 (20 %)

High school with diploma

44 (20 %)

Trades school

17 (7.8 %)

Some university

29 (13.2 %)

University

68 (30.0 %)

Sex (Male/Female)

79/150 (34.5 %/65.5 %)

FCI

2.5 (1.9)

SPPBa

7.2 (2.5)

PPAb

1.6 (1.0)

MMSE (max 30 pts)

26.7 (2.6)

MoCA (max 30 pts)

22.1 (4.5)

DSST

19.8 (7.6)

  1. FCI: Functional Comorbidity Index
  2. SPPB: Short Performance Physical Battery
  3. PPA: Physiological Profile Assessment
  4. MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination
  5. MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment
  6. DSST: Digit Symbol Substitution Test
  7. aA SPPB score of < 9/12 predicts subsequent disability
  8. bA PPA Z-score of ≥ 0.60 indicates high physiological falls risk
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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