Table 1.
Prevalence of major medical conditions, medication use and participation in physical activity in the older sample
| Measure score range | N or (Mean) | % or (SD) |
| Health Status | ||
| Arthritis | 283 | 41.8 |
| Diabetes | 46 | 6.7 |
| Incontinence | 103 | 15.1 |
| Depression | 70 | 10.2 |
| Stroke | 48 | 7.0 |
| Dizziness | 30 | 4.4 |
| SF-12 Physical Component Summary Score | (48.24) | (8.95) |
| SF-12 Mental Component Summary Score | (55.57) | (6.71) |
| Medications | ||
| Psychoactive medications | 105 | 15.4 |
| Cardiovascular medications | 477 | 69.7 |
| Musculoskeletal medications | 161 | 23.5 |
| ≥ 4 medications | 377 | 55.1 |
| Planned walk at least once/week | 378 | 55.3 |
| Use of walking aid | 115 | 16.8 |
| ≥ 1 fall in the past year | 294 | 43.0 |
| Moderate or marked fear of falling | 189 | 27.9 |