Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Intervention (n = 25) | Control* (n = 27) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | 73.8 (6.5) | 75.7 (7.9) |
Female sex, n (%) | 25 (100) | 22 (81) |
White ethnicity, n (%) | 25 (100) | 27 (100) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||
Employed full-time Employed part-time Retired | 0 (0) 3 (12) 22 (88) | 1 (4) 0 (0) 26 (96) |
Living situation, n (%) | ||
Community dwelling Care home resident | 22 (88) 3 (12) | 24 (89) 3 (11) |
Smoking status, n (%) | ||
Current Previous Never | 0 (0) 9 (36) 16 (64) | 0 (0) 15 (58) 11 (42) |
Total medications, median (range) | 3 (0–8) | 4 (0–12) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | ||
0 1 2–3 4 or more | 4 (16) 10 (40) 9 (36) 2 (8) | 5 (19) 5 (19) 9 (33) 8 (29) |
Physical characteristics | ||
Body mass, kg Stature, cm Body mass index, kg/m2 Waist circumference, cm Heart rate, beats/min Systolic blood pressure, mmHg Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 73.2 (14.1) 159.5 (5.8) 28.8 (5.7) 94.2 (13.0) 78 (16) 150 (30) 84 (17) | 79.3 (19.9) 159.4 (8.9) 31.0 (6.3) 99.3 (12.4) 80 (11) 141 (22) 79 (11) |
Physical function | ||
SPPB total scorea Standing balanceb, s Sit to standb, s Four-metre walk timeb, s Chair sit-and reacha, cm Back scratcha, cm | 9.7 (1.9) 27.65 (4.32) 16.51 (7.11) 4.07 (0.78) −5 (9) −10 (12) | 8.2 (2.3) 26.96 (6.03) 22.59 (11.90) 5.81 (4.46) −8 (14) −18 (17) |
Questionnaires | ||
EQ-5D utility indexa EQ-VASa WEMWBSa | 0.74 (0.16) 71 (13) 50 (11) | 0.64 (0.20) 64 (17) 52 (8) |