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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Participants (n = 96)

From: Safer cycling in older age (SiFAr): effects of a multi-component cycle training. a randomized controlled trial

 

IG

(n = 47)

aCG

(n = 49)

 

n/mean

%/SD

n/mean

%/SD

Age [years]

72.5

± 4.7

74.3

± 5.3

Women

30

63.8%

27

55.1%

Living alone

20

42.6%

19

38.8%

Medications [prescribed]

3.9

± 3.0

3.5

± 2.4

Number of diseases [diagnosed]

2.1

± 1.4

2.0

± 1.7

BMI [kg/m2]

26.6

± 4.1

26.3

± 4.5

SPPB [score, 0–12 p.]

11.3

± 0.9

11.0

± 1.4

MoCa [score, 0–30 p.]

26.6

± 2.1

26.4

± 2.3

FES-I [score short form, 7–28 p.]

7.7

± 1.8

8.2

± 1.7

EQ-5D vas [scale, 0-100]

79.3

± 10.1

77.1

± 12.2

E-bike

24

51.1%

24

49.8%

Bicycle accident [after age of 60, yes]

26

55.3%

27

55.1%

Bicycle accident [after age of 60, number]

1.6

± 0.7

2.3

± 2.7

Single bicycle-accidents [after age of 60, yes]

18

38.3%

15

30.6%

  1. Notes: BMI Body Mass Index, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, EQ-5D-vas EurQol-5 Dimension Visual Analogue Scale; FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale International