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. 2019 Jun 21;19:171. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1188-x

Table 1.

Study variables list

Variable Type Value
Socio-demographic
 Gender Categorical/Dichotomous Male/Female
 Age Continuous Quantitative Numeric. Range
 Education level Categorical/Polychotomous No education/Basic education/Higher education
Clinical
 Risk of falling record Categorical/Dichotomous Yes/No
 Causes of falling Categorical/Polychotomous Intake of psychotropic drugs, presence of urinary incontinence, cognitive impairment, visual problems
 Workout Categorical/Dichotomous Yes/No
 Obesity Categorical/Dichotomous Yes/No
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 Body Mass Index (BMI) Continuous Quantitative Numeric. Range
 General health condition Continuous Quantitative SF-12 V2
 Fatigue Continuous Quantitative POMS (Profile of Mood States)
 Frailty Continuous Quantitative Inter-Fraitly Questionnaire
 Motor control Continuous Quantitative Mini-Mental State Examination
 Attention – concentration – memory Continuous Quantitative WAIS III – Digit Symbol test.
 Motor memory Continuous Quantitative 10 positions – 10 s
 Spatial Orientation Continuous Quantitative Path reproduction
 Grip Strength Continuous Quantitative Hand – Grip test
 Balance (static, semi-dynamic) Continuous Quantitative Time Get-up and Go (extended version)
 Gait speed Continuous Quantitative Test: 20 m max. Walking speed
 Metabolomics Continuous Quantitative Systemic inflammation, glucose and lipid metabolism