Risk‐of‐falling related outcomes improved in community‐dwelling older adults after a 6-week sideways walking intervention: a feasibility and pilot study

Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of the 14 participants who completed the sideways walking intervention

	Older adults (n = 14)
Age ^a	70 ± 4 years (Males 68 ± 1 years; Females: 70 ± 5 years)
Height ^a	164 ± 10 cm (Males 178 ± 8 cm; Females: 160 ± 8 cm)
Mass ^a	73 ± 16 kg (Males 74 ± 1 kg; Females: 73 ± 18 kg)
Body mass index ^a	27 ± 6 Kg/m²
Ethnicity	1 African American; 13 White
Sex (Females-to-males)	11:3
Non-fallers to fallers	10:4
GDS ^b	0.00 ± 0.75
MMSE ^b	30.0 ± 0.75
BPI: Pain severity ^b	0.25 ± 0.69
BPI: Pain interference ^b	0.00 ± 0.10

^a values are mean ± standard deviation; ^b values are median ± interquartile range; Abbreviations: BPI Brief Pain Inventory; GDS Geriatric Depression Scale; MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination

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