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Table 1 Baseline experimental and control group demographics

From: Impact of the HOP-UP-PT program on older adults at risk to fall: a randomized controlled trial

 

Experimental Group

Control Group

 
 

n=

n=

 

Females

57

53

 

Males

15

19

 

Medication Consumption

  ≤ 4

15

27

 

 Between 5 and 9

35

29

 

  > 9

19

15

 

 psychotropic drug category

18

10

 

Use of corrective lenses

58

60

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P-value

Age

76.6 (7.0)

77.2 (8.2)

0.51

Functional Co-morbidity Index

4.0 (2.1)

3.9 (2.3)

0.64

Weight (lbs.)

174.8 (33.5)

168.8 (37.9)

0.24

Height (inches)

64.0 (3.6)

64.0 (4.0)

0.99

Body Mass Index

29.9 (5.4)

28.6 (5.4)

0.12

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

133 (20)

131 (15)

0.52

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

76 (10)

78 (10)

0.90

Heart Rate (beats/minute)

70 (10)

71 (10)

0.78

STEADI risk category

(0 = low,1 = moderate, 2 = high)

0.77 (0.7)

0.71 (0.7)

0.59

  1. SD = Standard deviation