Table 1. Characteristics of Participants (N=1181) by Housing Type and Indoor Mobility Related Fatigability.
| Independent living (n=807) | Sheltered housing (n=374) | |||||
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| No (n=622) | Yes (n=185) | P | No (n=254) | Yes (n=120) | P | |
| Formal education ≥ 7 years, n (%) | 495 (80) | 133 (72) | .027 | 200 (79) | 87 (73) | .182 |
| Women, n (%) | 415 (67) | 149 (81) | <.001 | 184 (72) | 92 (77) | .386 |
| Body Mass Index, mean ± SD | 23.1 (3.3) | 23.4 (3.8) | .396 | 23.3 (3.5) | 22.8 (3.2) | .148 |
| Number of diseases, mean ± SD | 3.1 (2.2) | 4.3 (2.5) | <.001 | 3.3 (2.4) | 3.8 (2.6) | .115 |
| Number of medications, mean ± SD | 2.6 (2.6) | 3.9 (2.8) | <.001 | 3.4 (2.7) | 4.2 (2.9) | .009 |
| Musculoskeletal pain, n (%) | 286 (46) | 131 (71) | <.001 | 116 (46) | 78 (65) | <.001 |
| Grip strength (kg), mean ± SD | 18.4 (6.8) | 16.0 (6.1) | <.001 | 15.9 (5.9) | 13.7 (5.9) | <.001 |
| Walking speed (m/s), mean ± SD | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.5 (0.2) | <.001 | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.2) | <.001 |
| MMSEa score , mean ± SD (range 0-30) | 23.8 (4.5) | 22.9 (4.6) | .015 | 21.3 (5.9) | 20.7 (5.8) | .404 |
| CAMDEXb score, mean ± SD (range 0-29) | 6.2 (4.8) | 10.1 (5.9) | <.001 | 7.5 (5.9) | 11.5 (6.4) | <.001 |
a
Mini-Mental State Examination, score range 0-30.
b
Modified Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination, score range 0-29.
SD = Standard deviation