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. 2012 Sep 4;2012:353252. doi: 10.1155/2012/353252

Table 1.

Description of study participants (N = 183).


n %
Vancouver, Canada 103 56
Melbourne, Australia 80 44
Age mean (SD) 74.6 (6.7)
60–69 43 23
70–79 96 52
80–89 43 23
90+ 1 1
Women 136 74
≥1 fall in past year 8 21
Used mobility aid 28 (4/24)* 15
Lived in house or apartment# 120 (95/25)* 66
Assisted living/retirement village# 62 (8/54)* 34
Lived alone 92 50

*n separated by location (Vancouver/Melbourne) to illustrate that participant living arrangements varied by country due to site selection during study design.

#Data incomplete for 1 participant, therefore n = 182.