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Table 4 Baseline health characteristics of MOBILIZE Boston Study participants

From: The MOBILIZE Boston Study: Design and methods of a prospective cohort study of novel risk factors for falls in an older population

Health characteristics

N

Percent

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

 

   < 21

42

7.2

   21–24.9

137

23.4

   25–29.9

252

43.0

   ≥ 30

155

26.4

Self-rated health:

  

   Good to excellent

510

85.0

   Fair or poor

90

15.0

Walking 2–3 blocks:

 

   No difficulty

433

72.7

   Little or some difficulty

82

13.7

   A lot of difficulty

46

7.7

   Unable to do

35

5.9

Minor or major depression:

 

   Yes

45

7.5

   No

555

92.5

Cognitive function (MMSE):

 

   18–23

72

12.0

   24–28

302

50.3

   29–30

226

37.7

Amount of walking per week:

  

   < 1 mile

243

40.5

   1–3.9 miles

153

25.5

   ≥ 4 miles

180

30.0

   missing

24

4.0

Falls in year before baseline:

 

   None

364

60.7

   One fall

131

21.8

   ≥ 2 falls

101

16.8

   missing

4

0.7