Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline.
| Oldest-old group (n = 260) | Young-old group (n = 1,139) | F/χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 87.84 (± 2.84) | 76.43 (± 5.24) | 1,156.67*** |
| Sex | 1.59 | ||
| Male | 59 (23.6) | 216 (20.0) | |
| Female | 191 (76.4) | 863 (80.0) | |
| Living status | 26.53*** | ||
| Living alone | 177 (70.2) | 575 (52.4) | |
| Living with one or more others | 75 (29.8) | 523 (47.6) | |
| Ethnicity | 21.21*** | ||
| White not Hispanic | 212 (86.5) | 775 (72.5) | |
| African-American | 21 (8.6) | 202 (18.9) | |
| Hispanic | 12 (4.9) | 92 (8.6) | |
| Education levels | 0.21 | ||
| Less than high school | 45 (17.6) | 196 (17.6) | |
| High school graduate | 69 (27.0) | 285 (25.6) | |
| More than high school | 142 (55.5) | 632 (56.8) | |
| Number of sessions attended | |||
| Less than 5 sessions | 14 (5.4) | 47 (4.1) | 0.78 |
| 5–8 sessions | 246 (94.6) | 1,087 (95.9) | |
| Number of chronic conditionsa | 1.64 (±1.14) | 1.75 (±1.20) | 1.58 |
| Ave. days of physically activea (0–7) | 3.55 (±2.56) | 3.46 (±2.29) | 0.23 |
| Ave. score of falls efficacy scalea (5–20) | 13.58 (±3.92) | 14.42 (±3.65) | 9.37** |
aMeans (±SD) reported for continuous variables.
**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.