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. 2020 Mar 9;75(12):2387–2395. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa051

Table 4.

REACT Study Baseline Characteristics

N Overall (n = 777)
Highest education, n (%) 776
 Less than secondary 64 (8.24)
 Completed secondary 295 (37.97)
 Some college/vocational training 206 (26.51)
 College/university degree 162 (20.85)
 Graduate degree, or higher 49 (6.31)
SPPB battery, mean ± SD 777
 4 m walk score (max. 4) 3.10 ± 0.83
 Balance score (max. 4) 2.93 ± 1.05
 Chair-rise score (max. 4) 1.33 ± 0.85
 Total score (max. 12) 7.37 ± 1.56
Self-reported Physical Functionf, mean ± SD 760 49.45 ± 9.35
Accelerometry, mean ± SD MVPAa (min/day) 704 5.88 ± 8.77
Self-reported PAc, mean ± SD 716 115.91 ± 57.97
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD 767 29.25 ± 5.71
Cognitive functionb, mean ± SD 755 24.37 ± 3.66
Hand grip strengthd (kg), mean ± SD 765 25.10 ± 12.07
EQ-5De, mean ± SD 749 0.68 ± 0.16
SF-36, mean ± SD 745
 Physical Component 29.85 ± 10.79
 Mental Component 54.18 ± 8.49
Medical history (currently treated for), n (%) 764
 High blood pressure 357 (45.95)
 CHD 38 (4.89)
 Atrial Fibrillation 75 (9.65)
 Stroke/TIA 50 (6.44)
 Cancer/malignant tumour 37 (4.76)
 Diabetes/high blood sugar 112 (14.41)
 COPD 49 (6.31)
 Mean ± SD; physical conditions 1.46 ± 1.20
 Mean± SD; psychological conditions 0.05 ± 0.22
Fall history (last 6 months) 760
 No. of falls, mean ± SD 0.71 ± 1.11
 Fall relating injury, n (%) 101 (13.00%)
Loneliness, n (%) 764
 Never/almost never 494 (63.6%)
 Sometimes 227 (29.2%)
 Often/always 43 (5.5%)

Note: CHD = Coronary Heart Disease; COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MVPA = Moderate to vigorous physical activity; SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery; TIA = transient ischemic attack.

aMVPA in any bout length; bMontreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) final score (summary of 10 cognitive tasks (46); cPhysical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) summary score: A summary of weighted scored of 12 self-reported leisure and household activities (47); dBest score of two attempts with a hand grip dynamometer; eEQ-5D mean value (crosswalk score) (48); fTotal score of Mat-SF computer-based self-assessment of physical function (49).