Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants. Values are percentages (numbers)

	Targeted screening group (n=1684)	Universal screening group (n=1662)
Men	36.8 (620)	39.8 (661)
Median age (years)	79.9	80.3
Reporting a lot of difficulty seeing newsprint	9.7 (162/1672)	7.7 (127/1668)
Socially isolated*	15.1 (254/1657)	16.8 (279/1666)
Reporting often or always having difficulty making ends meet	2.1 (35/1672)	2.3 (39/1669)
Reporting one or more falls at home in the previous six months	17.7 (290/1665)	20.4 (334/1636)
Taking 5 or more drugs regularly	17.6 (278/1602)	18.5 (286/1547)

^*Defined as reporting seeing friends, neighbours, or relatives less than twice a week.