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Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics, by treatment arm

From: Feasibility of trial procedures for a randomised controlled trial of a community based group exercise intervention for falls prevention for visually impaired older people: the VIOLET study

Variable

Intervention Arm (n = 33)

Usual activities Arm (n = 31)

Gender

 Male

14 (42%)

11 (35%)

 Female

19 (58%)

20 (65%)

Age (years)

 Median (IQR)

80 (75, 87)

78 (68, 83)

 Mean (SD)

79.3 (8.7)

76.5 (9.7)

 Range

61–95

62–95

Participants’ first language:

 English

32 (97%)

28 (90%)

 Other

1 (3%)

3 (10%)

Ethnicity

 White

33 (100%)

29 (94%)

 Asian or Asian British

0 (0%)

2 (6%)

Marital status:

 Married/living as married

16 (48%)

8 (26%)

 Living with other family members

0 (0%)

2 (6%)

 Living alone

11 (33%)

16 (52%)

 Widowed

6 (18%)

5 (16%)

Employment status

 Full time employment

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

 Retired

29 (88%)

28 (90%)

 Other

4 (12%)

2 (6%)