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. 2023 May 17;23:305. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-03988-x

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Control (n = 43) PBT (n = 39) p-value
Age (years) 73 (8) 73 (10) 0.77
Sex (male/female) 9/34 8/31 0.96
Height (cm) 164.0 (10.0) 161.0 (11.6) 0.50
Weight (kg) 69.7 (18.5) 71.1 (19.0) 0.73
BMI (kg/m2) 26.3 (4.2) 27.0 (5.0) 0.71
Falls in previous 12 months (1, 2, ≥ 3 (n)) 1 (25), 2 (12), ≥ 3 (6) 1 (24), 2 (7), ≥ 3 (8) 0.90
Physiotherapy T0-T1 (yes/no) 19/24 20/19 0.52
Gait/Balance training T0-T1 (yes/no) 4/39 4/35 0.88

Data is presented as median (interquartile range) or frequencies. Physiotherapy T0-T1 and Gait/balance training T0-T1; if participants received any physiotherapy sessions between T0 and T1, and if this training included gait and/or balance training. BMI = Body Mass Index