Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the elderly subjects.

N	173
Age, years	78.4 [3.9]
Female gender	98 (56.6)
Secondary or higher level of education	76 (43.9)
Functional independence	163 (94.2)
Computer at home	66 (38.2)
At least weekly exercise	138 (79.8)
MMSE score	29 [2]
MMSE score ≥24	170 (98.3)
History of AF or another arrhythmia	8 (4.6)
History of participation in competitive sports	13 (17.5)
Previous experience of pulse palpation	62 (35.8)
Ability to count own heart rate	129 (74.6)

AF: atrial fibrillation; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.

Values are presented as number (%) or median [interquartile range].