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Table 3 Participant characteristics

From: Eccentric versus traditional resistance exercise for older adult fallers in the community: a randomized trial within a multi-component fall reduction program

 

RENEW (n = 68)

Traditional (n = 66)

 

Characteristic

n or mean

% or SD

n or mean

% or SD

p-value

Age (years)

76.59

7.39

75.59

6.98

0.42

BMI

27.09

4.97

28.35

5.74

0.18

Comorbidities

5.18

2.26

5.20

2.36

0.95

Drugs

4.44

3.98

5.19

3.57

0.25

Gender

 Female

45

66.18

42

63.64

0.86

 Male

23

33.82

24

36.36

 

Hispanic ethnicity

    

0.24

 Yes

0

0.00

2

3.03

 

 No

68

100.00

64

96.97

 

Race

    

0.30

 American Indian or Alaska Native

     

 Asian

1

1.47

0

0.00

 

 Black or African American

0

0.00

1

1.52

 

 White

67

98.53

63

95.45

 

 More than one race

0

0.00

1

1.52

 

 Unknown or not reported

0

0.00

1

1.52

 

Smoker

    

1.00

 No

67

98.53

66

100.00

 

 Yes

1

1.47

0

0.00

 

Marital status

    

0.93

 Divorced

9

13.24

9

13.64

 

 Married

39

57.35

39

59.09

 

 Single

4

5.88

5

7.58

 

 Widowed

16

23.53

13

19.70

 

Education

    

0.26

 0–8 years

2

2.99

0

0.00

 

 1–3 years of high school

2

2.99

1

1.52

 

 High school graduate/GED

4

5.97

7

10.61

 

 Some college/technical school

21

31.34

12

18.18

 

 Associate Degree

0

0.00

1

1.52

 

 Bachelor’s Degree

13

19.40

18

27.27

 

 Post-graduate education

25

37.31

27

40.91

 

Employment status

    

0.87

 Employed full-time

4

5.97

3

4.55

 

 Employed part-time

7

10.45

5

7.58

 

 Not employed outside the home

0

0.00

1

1.52

 

 Retired

56

83.58

57

86.36

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