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Characteristics
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Age, mean (SD)
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82.7 (6.7)
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83.0 (6.7)
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81.3 (6.7)
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Living alone, %
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84.5
|
87.0
|
75.0
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Higher education (> 12 years), %
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36.1
|
35.0
|
40.6
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No. of medications weekly, mean (SD)
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5.3 (3.4)
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5.1 (3.4)
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6.0 (3.6)
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Primary health care services
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|
Practical assistance, %
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69.7
|
68.3
|
75.0
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Nursing, %
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30.3
|
27.6
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40.6
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Safety alarm service, %
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75.5
|
79.7
|
59.4
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Walking aid %
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73.5
|
74.0
|
71.9
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Falls the last 12 months
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No., mean (SD)
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2.7 (3.7)
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2.1 (2.5)
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4.9 (6.0)
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Location:
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Indoor, %
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47.4
|
49.6
|
38.7
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Outdoor, %
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18.8
|
19.5
|
16.1
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Both, %
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33.8
|
30.9
|
45.2
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Injuries from falls:
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Minor injuries %
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45.5
|
45.5
|
45.2
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Serious injuries, hospitalisation %
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35.1
|
37.4
|
25.8
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Mini-Mental State Examination
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MMSE, mean (SD)
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27.4 (2.2)
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27.5 (2.2)
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27.2 (2.2)
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Falls Efficacy
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|
FES-I, mean (SD)
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30.7 (9.8)
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31.0 (9.9)
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29.4 (9.5)
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Physical function
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|
IADL, Lawton and Brody. > 6, %
|
56.1
|
56.1
|
56.3
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Sit to stand, mean (SD)
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5.1 (4.1)
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5.1 (4.2)
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4.8 (3.7)
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4-m walk test m/s, mean (SD)
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0.62 (0.21)
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0.62 (0.22)
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0.61 (0.18)
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Berg Balance Scale, mean (SD)
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39.1 (11.3)
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39.6 (11.4)
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37.2 (10.8)
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Mini Nutritional Assessment
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Risk of or malnourished %
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24.4
|
27.6
|
12.5
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Health-related quality of life
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|
SF-36 scores, mean (SD)
| | | |
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Physical component summary
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38.3 (9.0)
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38.0 (9.2)
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39.4 (8.4)
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Mental component summary
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49.4 (10.3)
|
49.0 (10.6)
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50.9 (9.1)
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Physical function
|
44.6 (23.1)
|
44.5 (23.0)
|
45.2 (23.8)
|
|
Role physical
|
51.7 (29.7)
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50.9 (30.1)
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54.9 (28.3)
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Body pain
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53.8 (32.2)
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51.8 (32.4)
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61.4 (30.7)
|
|
General health
|
57.6 (23.3)
|
57.6 (23.5)
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57.6 (22.7)
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Vitality
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38.3 (21.5)
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36.7 (28.8)
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44.2 (19.1)
|
|
Social function
|
66.9 (31.2)
|
66.1 (31.3)
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69.9 (30.8)
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|
Role emotional
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75.8 (28.5)
|
75.6 (28.1)
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76.6 (30.6)
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Mental health
|
72.1 (17.4)
|
71.1 (17.8)
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75.6 (15.6)
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