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Table 2 Characteristics of participants at baseline

From: Effectiveness of workshops to teach a home-based exercise program (BEST at Home) for preventing falls in community-dwelling people aged 65 years and over: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Characteristics

Intervention

Control

All

Age (years), mean (SD)

72.9 (6.2) n = 307

73.2 (5.8) n = 310

73.1 (6.0) n = 617

Female: n (%)

196 (63.8) n = 307

197 (63.6) n = 310

393 (63.7) n = 617

Lives alone: n (%)

89 (29.0) n = 307

97 (31.3) n = 310

186 (30.2) n = 617

Fallen in the past 12 months: n (%)

80 (26.1) n = 307

86 (27.7) n = 310

166 (26.9) n = 617

Self-rated balance fair/poor: n (%)

99 (32.6) n = 304

96 (31.2) n = 308

195 (31.9) n = 612

Self-rated fear of falling ≥ moderate: n (%)

79 (25.7) n = 307

72 (23.4) n = 308

151 (24.6) n = 615

Total medications (n), mean (SD)

3.0 (2.6) n = 304

3.3 (2.7) n = 305

3.1 (2.7) n = 609

Medical conditions (0–17)a, mean (SD)

2.8 (1.9) n = 307

2.8 (2.0) n = 310

2.8 (1.9) n = 617

Arthritis: n (%)

173 (58.3) n = 297

181 (58.6) n = 309

354 (58.4) n = 606

Osteoporosis: n (%)

66 (21.7) n = 304

57 (18.6) n = 307

123 (20.1) n = 611

Diabetes: n (%)

26 (8.5) n = 306

32 (10.4) n = 307

58 (9.5) n = 613

Depression: n (%)

51 (16.8) n = 303

48 (15.8) n = 303

99 (16.3) n = 606

Self-report physical activity, hours/weekb: mean (SD)

33.4 (19.1) n = 306

34.3 (19.2) n = 309

33.9 (19.1) n = 615

SF12v2: physical composite score

48.0 (7.7) n = 304

47.8 (7.4) n = 298

47.9 (7.6) n = 602

SF12v2: mental composite score

53.4 (5.7) n = 304

53.6 (5.4) n = 298

53.5 (5.6) n = 602

Short FES-I, mean (SD)

9.7 (3.3) n = 307

9.4 (2.9) n = 309

9.6 (3.1) n = 616

Average daily step count, steps, mean (SD)

5725.9 (2424.6) n = 297

5539.6 (2394.5) n = 288

5634.2 (2409.5) n = 585

MVPA, minutes/day, mean (SD)

18.9 (17.4) n = 297

17.2 (16.8) n = 288

18.0 (17.1) n = 585

  1. Abbreviations: FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale-International, MVPA moderate vigorous physical activity
  2. aPossible medical conditions included: arthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angina, heart disease, heart attack, neurological disease, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, upper gastrointestinal disease, depression, anxiety/panic disorder, visual impairment, hearing impairment, degenerative disc disease
  3. bMeasured using the Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire (IPEQ)
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BMC Geriatrics

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