Table 1.

Baseline descriptive characteristics of participants

	All n = 182	Men n = 52	Women n = 130
Demographics
Age, (years)	79.7 ± 3.9	79.1 ± 3.8	80.0 ± 4.0
Education, (years)	6 [5, 10]	7 [6, 10]	6 [5, 9]
Health status
Functional comorbidity index	2.1 ± 1.5	2.1 ± 1.5	2.1 ± 1.5
MMSE	27.7 ± 2.5	27.4 ± 3.2	27.8 ± 2.2
Self-rated health, N (%)
Poor/very poor	15 (8)	4 (8)	11 (8)
Moderate	88 (48)	26 (50)	62 (48)
Good/very good	79 (43)	22 (42)	57 (44)
Physical functioning
IADL	7.2 ± 1.4	6.4 ± 1.9	7.5 ± 0.9
Grip strength, (kg)	25.4 ± 9.4	35.4 ± 9.9	21.4 ± 5.3
Physical activity, N (%)
Low	51 (28)	11 (21)	40 (31)
Moderate	93 (51)	26 (50)	67 (51)
High	38 (21)	15 (29)	23 (18)
Use a walking aid, N (%)	39 (21)	6 (12)	33 (26)

Data are presented as mean ± SD, N (%) or median [IQR]