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. 2011 Aug 25;11:670. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-670

Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Variable Mean (SD) [range] or N (%)§
Self rated health (N = 185)
Poor = 1 14 (7.6)
Fair = 2 55 (29.7)
Good = 3 83 (44.9)
Very good = 4 28 (15.1)
Excellent = 5 5 (2.7)
Body Functions
Pain = 0-100 65 (40.6) [0-100]
Depressive symptoms = 0-30 7 (4.3)[1-20]
Cognitive function = 0-30 27 (2.5) [16-30]
Balance confidence = 0-100 83 (18.3) [21-100]
Activities
Basic lower extremity capacity = 0-100 76 (15.5) [42-100]
Advanced lower extremity capacity = 0-100 56 (17.3) [0-100]
Upper extremity capacity = 0-100 86 (14.8) [43-100]
Timed mobility = time in sec 11 (3.6) [5-24]
Participation
Participation frequency = 0-100 48 (5.5) [33-67]
Participation restriction = 0-100 79 (15.8) [42-100]
Personal factors
Leisure-time physical activity = 0-400+ 18 (30.7) [0-254]
Household physical activity = 0-171 78 (41.1) [0-171]
Work-related physical activity = 0-400+ 31 (65.3) [0-420]
Medical diagnoses, total number 3 (1.8) [1-8]
Age = years 74 (6.3) [65-88]
Gender:
Woman = 0 89 (48.1)
Man = 1 96 (51.9)
Environmental factors
Residency:
Rural = 0 67 (36.2)
Urban = 1 118 (63.8)
Adequacy of income:
No = 0 62 (33.5)
Yes = 1 123 (66.5)

§Percentages (%) are based on the actual number of participants for each variable. This actual number of participants was lower on the following variables due to missing data: cognitive function (n = 1), balance confidence (n = 2), timed mobility (n = 5), participation frequency (n = 1), and participation restriction (n = 1).

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