Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| 0 falls (n = 103) | 1 fall (n = 34) | 2 or more falls (n = 57) | p for linearity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention, n (%) | 70 (71) | 24 (71) | 32 (56) | 0.072 |
| Mean age (SD), years | 77 (5) | 78 (6) | 80 (4) | 0.003 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 66 (64) | 14 (41) | 39 (68) | 0.84 |
| Education <8 years, n (%) | 41 (40) | 15 (44) | 21 (37) | 0.77 |
| Mean BMI (SD) | 25.9 (3.7) | 25.5 (3.0) | 25.0 (3.8) | 0.30 |
| Mean MNA (SD) | 23 (2) | 23 (1) | 22 (3) | 0.037 |
| Mean blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | ||||
| Systolic | 153 (24) | 154 (28) | 143 (27) | 0.016 |
| Diastolic | 77 (11) | 79 (13) | 74 (11) | 0.19 |
| Mean Charlson (SD) | 2.6 (1.8) | 2.7 (1.6) | 2.9 (1.8) | 0.22 |
| Mean number of drugs (SD) | 6.1 (3.2) | 6.9 (3.0) | 7.0 (3.8) | 0.12 |
| CDR, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| 0.5–1 | 44 (43) | 12 (35) | 10 (18) | |
| 2 | 47 (46) | 17 (50) | 31 (54) | |
| 3 | 12 (12) | 5 (15) | 16 (28) | |
| Mean FIM total (SD) | 92.6 (17.3) | 92.0 (14.0) | 77.2 (18.6) | <0.001 |
| Mean SPPB total (SD) | 10.2 (2.1) | 9.7 (1.8) | 8.7 (2.4) | <0.001 |
| Vision problem, n (%) | 6 (6) | 2 (6) | 9 (16) | 0.042 |
| Fall history, n (%) | 32 (31) | 38 (24) | 35 (61) | <0.001 |
SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; Charlson, Charlson Comorbidity Index; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating scale; FIM, Functional Independence Measure; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.