Variable | Level and summary measure | Total a |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographics | ||
Age (years) | median [IQR] | 82 [80, 86] |
Sex | Women, n (%) | 160 (66.4) |
Marital status | Married or living with a partner, n (%) | 98 (40.7) |
Widow, n (%) | 125 (51.9) | |
Other, n (%) | 18 (7.5) | |
Living alone | Yes, n (%) | 144 (59.8) |
Highest level of education completed | Municipal primary and lower secondary school, n (%) | 106 (44.0) |
Skilled worker, n (%) | 68 (28.2) | |
General upper secondary education or longer, n (%) | 67 (27.8) | |
Monthly household income in Euro | < 1075, n (%) | 106 (44.0) |
1076 - 2285, n (%) | 81 (33.6) | |
> 2285, n (%) | 54 (22.4) | |
Weekly alcohol consumption (units) | < 7, n (%) | 187 (77.6) |
7–14, n (%) | 47 (19.5) | |
> 14, n (%) | 7 (2.9) | |
Having dog or cats in the household | Yes, n (%) | 30 (12.4) |
Using glasses with multifocal lenses | Yes, n (%) | 184 (76.3) |
Falls | ||
One or more falls within the previous year | Yes, n (%) | 105 (43.6) |
Do you think you will fall within the next year? | Yes, n (%) | 45 (18.7) |
Short Falls Efficacy Scale International (7–28) # | median [IQR] | 8 [7, 11] |
Comorbidities and medication | ||
Having two or more diseases or chronic disorders | Yes, n (%) | 209 (86.7) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index - score (0–37) # | median [IQR] | 1 [0, 2] |
Charlson Comorbidity Index – grouping # | 0, n (%) | 106 (44.0) |
1–2, n (%) | 108 (44.8) | |
> 3, n (%) | 27 (11.2) | |
Number of all prescribed drugs | median [IQR] | 7 [4, 10] |
Polypharmacy (5 or more prescribed drugs) | Yes, n (%) | 170 (70.5) |
Frailty and symptoms | ||
Tilburg Frailty Indicator - Total score (0–15) # | median [IQR] | 6 [4, 8] b |
Occasionally experiencing dizziness | Yes, n (%) | 123 (51.0) |
Occasionally experiencing lower limb pain when walking? | Yes, n (%) | 121 (50.2) |
Occasionally experiencing urinary incontinence | Yes, n (%) | 90 (37.3) |
Nutrition | ||
Mini Nutritional Assessment Score (0–14) | median [IQR] | 11 [10, 12] b |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | median [IQR] | 27.7 [25.3,30.7] b |
Psychology and cognition | ||
Geriatric Depression Scale - 4 items # | Two or more points, n (%) | 13 (5.4) |
Orientation-Memory-Concentration test (0–28) | median [IQR] | 26 [22, 26] d |
EQ-5D-3L score (−0.167–1.000) | median [IQR] | 0.7 [0.6, 1.0] |
Activities of Daily Living and mobility | ||
Vulnerable Elders Survey - 13 (1–10) # | median [IQR] | 3 [1, 4] d |
Using walking aids | Yes, n (%) | 142 (58.9) |
Habitual gait speed (m/sec) | median [IQR] | 0.9 [0.7, 1.2] |
Physical | ||
Total grip strength of both upper limbs (kg) | median [IQR] | 24.3 [18.6, 30.2] c |
Difference in grip strength between upper limbs (kg) | median [IQR] | 1.5 [0.7, 2.5] c |
Total isometric lower limb strength (kg) | median [IQR] | 132.8 [90.1, 188.4] c |
Difference in isometric lower limb strengths (kg) | median [IQR] | 7.1 [3.4, 11.9] c |
Average lower limb reaction time (ms) | median [IQR] | 1315 [1122; 1567] c |
Difference in lower limb reaction time (ms) | median [IQR] | 142 [60, 370] c |
Centre of Pressure area (mm2) | median [IQR] | 69 [42, 112] b |
Centre of Pressure speed (mm/s) | median [IQR] | 23 [16, 30] b |