Table 1.
Characteristics of included patients
| Characteristic | Total n = 24 |
|---|---|
| Age—mean ± SD | 80.6 ± 5.9 |
| Female sex—n (%) | 15 (62.5%) |
| BMI—mean ± SD | 26.6 ± 3.6 |
| Missing | 2 |
| Smoking—current/prior | 10 (76.9%) |
| Missing | 11 |
| Falls in previous year—n (%) | 18 (75.0%) |
| Peripheral polyneuropathy—n (%) | 9 (37.5%) |
| History of heart disease—n (%) | 6 (25.0%) |
| History of stroke—n (%) | 6 (25.0%) |
| Hypertension—n (%) | 17 (70.8%) |
| Diabetes—n (%) | 4 (16.7%) |
| COPD—n (%) | 2 (8.3%) |
| Walker use—n (%) | 7 (29.2%) |
| No. of drugs—mean ± SD | 8 ± 4.5 |
| Use of FRIDs—n (%) | 12 (50.0%) |
| Living alone—n (%) 1 | 11 (47.8%) |
| Home health care recipient—n (%) 1 | 10 (43.5%) |
| MMSE—median (IQR) | 24.5 (19.5, 28.0) |
| Missing | 16 |
1 Excluding one patient residing in a nursing home. Abbreviations: COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; FRIDs, Fall Risk Increasing Drugs; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; IQR, Interquartile Range; BMI, Body Mass Index.