TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants and screening values.

Participant characteristics	n = 21	n = 6 (drop-outs)
Age in years	74.4 ± 7.0 (65–92)	80.2 ± 7.1 (70–92)
Weight [kg]	73.2 ± 19.8 (42–120)	66.0 ± 20.0 (42–95)
Height [cm]	168.0 ± 9.4 (155–187)	168.0 ± 12.4 (155–187)
Education in years	14.1 ± 4.2 (4–20)	13.8 ± 6.1 (4–20)
MMSE Score	29.0 ± 1.6 (24–30)	27.8 ± 2.6 (24–30)
Female [n,%]	11 (52.4)	2 (33.3)
Fear of falling [n,%]
Never	17 (81.0)	6 (100.0)
Sometimes	3 (14.3)	0 (0.0)
Often	1 (4.8)	0 (0.0)
Always	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Number of falls during last month+ [n,%]
Never	18 (85.7)	6 (100.0)
Once	2 (9.5)	0 (0.0)
More than once	1 (4.8)	0 (0.0)
Self-evaluation of health state [n,%]
Very good	5 (23.8)	1 (16.7)
Good	12 (57.1)	2 (33.3)
Medium	4 (19.0)	3 (50.0)
Bad	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Self-evaluation of balance [n,%]
Very good	3 (14.3)	3 (50.0)
Good	9 (42.9)	1 (16.7)
Medium	7 (33.3)	2 (33.3)
Bad	2 (9.5)	0 (0.0)
Self-evaluation of muscle strength [n,%]
Very good	2 (9.5)	1 (16.7)
Good	12 (57.1)	4 (66.7)
Medium	7 (33.3)	1 (16.7)
Bad	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)

Data are mean values ± standard deviations (ranges) or number of participants per category (absolute and relative frequencies). MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination. ⁺Self-stated.