Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Age (years) | 80.39 (6.7) |
| Female* | 49 (74.2) |
| Assistive Device* | |
| None | 59 (89.4) |
| Single Point Cane | 4 (6.0) |
| 4-Wheeled Rolling Walker | 3 (4.5) |
| Living in Retirement Community†* | 47 (71.2) |
| Number in household* | |
| Alone | 24 (36.4) |
| Spouse | 37 (56.1) |
| NR | 5 (7.8) |
| Exercise Regularly* | 63 (95.5) |
| Frequency (sessions/week) | 4.20 (1.7) |
| Duration (minutes/session) | 49.96 (25.3) |
| Report pain* | 29 (43.9) |
| Fall over previous year* | |
| No Fall | 52 (78.8) |
| 1 Fall | 10 (15.2) |
| >1 Fall | 4 (6.1) |
| Self-selected walking speed (SSWS, m/s) | 1.07 (0.23) |
| Maximal walking speed (MWS, m/s) | 1.41 (0.31) |
| Walking Speed Reserve | |
| Difference (MWS – SSWS, m/s) | 0.34 (0.16) |
| Ratio (MWS/SSWS) | 1.33 (0.17) |
| Days of Activity Monitoring (>10 hours) | 6.91 (0.34) |
| Average steps/day | 7261.16 (2903.95) |
Values are n (percentage); otherwise mean (SD) presented
Those not living in a retirement community lived in home/apartment in general community