Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Participants (N = 389)

Demographic

Mean age in years (SD)

78.25

(5.3)

78.38

(5.4)

0.81

Gender (%)

0.36

 Male

54

(27.7)

62

(32.0)

 Female

141

(72.3)

132

(68.0)

Living situation (%)

0.45

 Not alone

77

(39.5)

84

(43.3)

 Alone

118

(60.5)

110

(56.7)

Educational level (%)

0.20

 Low

100

(51.5)

110

(57.3)

 Middle

72

(37.1)

55

(28.6)

 High

22

(11.3)

27

(14.1)

Health-related

Perceived general health (%)

0.16

 Fair

176

(90.3)

166

(85.6)

 Poor

19

(9.7)

28

(14.4)

Mean number of active chronic diseases (SD)

1.62

(1.0)

1.57

(1.0)

0.66

Fall-related

Falls in the past 6 months (%)

0.11

 Never

81

(42.2)

64

(33.3)

 Once

55

(28.6)

54

(28.1)

 More than once

56

(29.2)

74

(38.5)

Concerns about falls (%)

1.00

 Sometimes

90

(46.2)

91

(46.9)

 Regular

54

(27.7)

53

(27.3)

 Often

32

(16.4)

31

(16.0)

 Very often

19

(9.7)

19

(9.8)

Avoidance of activities (%)

0.29

 Sometimes

104

(53.3)

85

(43.8)

 Regular

50

(25.6)

62

(32.0)

 Often

25

(12.8)

27

(13.9)

 Very often

16

(8.2)

20

(10.3)