Table 1.
Sociodemographic data, chronic diseases and health-related variables of the participants (N = 70).
| Variables | Total sample | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic data | |||
| Sexa | 70 (100) | 51 (72.9) | 19 (27.1) |
| Age (years) | 70.0 ± 7.8 | 69.8 ± 7.3 | 71.2 ± 8.9 |
| Body mass (kg) | 69.1 ± 11.2 | 67.3 ± 11.1 | 73.4 ± 10.7 |
| Height (m) | 1.63 ± 0.1 | 1.61 ± 0.1 | 1.68 ± 0.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.8 ± 3.8 | 25.7 ± 4.2 | 26.1 ± 2.2 |
| Schoolinga | |||
| No education | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.9) | – |
| Elementary School | 55 (77.5) | 40 (78.4) | 15 (78.9) |
| High School | 11 (14.2) | 7 (13.7) | 4 (21.1) |
| Incomplete University | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.9) | – |
| Chronic Diseasesa | |||
| Hypertension | 49 (70.0) | 37 (72.5) | 12 (63.2) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 (22.9) | 14 (27.5) | 2 (10.5) |
| Health-related variables | |||
| Falls in the previous 12 monthsa | |||
| 0 | 46 (65.7) | 28 (54.9) | 18 (94.7) |
| 1 | 11 (15.7) | 10 (19.6) | 1 (5.3) |
| 2 | 7 (10.0) | 7 (13.7) | – |
| ≥ 3 | 6 (8.5) | 6 (11.9) | – |
| FES-I (score) | 24.8 ± 8.6 | 25.9 ± 7.8 | 21.9 ± 9.9 |
| Physical Activitya | |||
| No | 50 (71.1) | 36 (70.6) | 14 (73.7) |
| Yes | 20 (28.6) | 15 (29.4) | 5 (26.3) |
| Gait speed (m/s) | 1.04 ± 0.5 | 0.95 ± 0.2 | 1.26 ± 0.8 |
a
Numbers indicate absolute frequency and relative frequency (%) in each category, other values are mean ± standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale – International.