Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants [mean ± SD (min–max)] by groups.

	Completers (n = 14)	Dropouts (n = 11)
Gender (M/W)	7/7	5/6
Age (years)	72.4 ± 5.4 (60–81)	76.6 ± 6.5 (64–86)
BMI (kg/m2)	29.7 ± 3.6 (22.6–35.1)	28.9 ± 6.5 (16.7–40.2)
Education (years)	8.2 ± 3.3 (5–17)	8.2 ± 3.8 (3–17)
Comorbidities*	1.6 ± 0.6 (1–3)	1.8 ± 1.3 (1–4)
Walking aid outside the house (Y/N)	4/10	3/8
Gait speed (m/s)	0.87 ± 0.28 (0.35–1.2)	1.00 ± 0.37 (0.49–1.54)

^*Cumulative Illness Rating Scale.