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. 2007 Jan 12;7:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-7-1

Table 1.

Characteristics of Subjects

Females (Mean (sd)/n (%)) Males (Mean (sd)/n (%))
N 560 417
Age 77.45 (2.26) 77.44 (2.26)
Height (cm) 158.51 (6.10) 172.57 (6.60)
Weight (kg) 67.89 (12.07) 78.14 (12.51)
Self-rated health (good or very good) 224 (42.0) 217 (53.8)
Indoor mobility (no problems) 418 (85.8) 338 (90.9)
Outdoor mobility (no problems) 425 (88.8) 353 (95.9)
Social activities (no problems) 324 (75.0) 268 (80.7)
Public transport (no problems) 364 (81.4) 311 (91.2)
Shopping (no problems) 354 (75.0) 323 (90.7)

Sd = standard deviation; n = number of subjects. Proportions are based on number of subjects with valid answers.