Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the cohort.
| Baseline characteristics | Tablet owners (n=10) | Tablet nonowners (n=10) | Total (N=20) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 70.1 (3.1) | 70.8 (5.3) | 70.4 (4.2) | |
| Sex (% male), n (%) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | 10 (50) | |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 165.1 (12.4) | 165.7 (9.3) | 165.4 (10.7) | |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 83.5 (14.3) | 81.5 (20.2) | 82.5 (17.1) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.7 (5.0) | 29.3 (5.1) | 30.0 (5.0) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
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Caucasian | 6 (60) | 3 (30) | 9 (45) |
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Other | 4 (40) | 7 (70) | 11 (55) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||||
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Primary/High school | 3 (30) | 0 (0) | 3 (15) |
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University or Tertiary level | 7 (70) | 5 (50) | 12 (60) |
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Technical/Trade certificate | 0 (0) | 5 (50) | 5 (25) |
| Living arrangement, n (%) | ||||
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Alone | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 3 (15) |
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With adult without children | 9 (90) | 5 (50) | 14 (70) |
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With adult with children | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 1 (5) |
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Retirement village/hostel | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 2 (10) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
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Married/De Facto | 9 (90) | 8 (80) | 17 (85) |
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Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | 3 (15) |
| Number of medications, median (IQR) | 3.5 (1.0-4.0) | 2.5 (1.0-5.5) | 3.0 (1.0-4.0) | |
| Presence of chronic disease(s),a n (%) | 5 (50) | 2 (20) | 7 (35) | |
| Previous fall in past 12 months, n (%) | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | |
aPresence of chronic disease include self-reported hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, type 2 diabetes, or a neurological/brain disease.