Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of frail older adults without cognitive impairment (N=311).
| Characteristics | Control (n=151) | Intervention (n=160) | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 81.6 (7.6) | 80.9 (7.4)a | |||
| Sex (female), n (%) | 101 (66.9) | 107 (66.9) | |||
| Education level, n (%) | |||||
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Primary school | 44 (29.2) | 84 (52.5) | ||
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Secondary school | 73 (48.3) | 51 (31.9) | ||
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Postsecondary | 34 (22.5) | 25 (15.6) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
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Married/common-law partner | 45 (29.8) | 58 (36.3) | ||
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Widowed | 72 (47.7) | 60 (37.5) | ||
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Separated/divorced | 20 (13.3) | 25 (15.6) | ||
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Single | 14 (9.2) | 17 (10.6) | ||
| Household income (CAD $)b, n (%) | |||||
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Less than 30,000 | 83 (55.0) | 86 (53.8) | ||
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30,000-59,999 | 34 (22.5) | 30 (18.8) | ||
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60,000 and more | 4 (2.7) | 7 (4.4) | ||
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I prefer not to answer/I do not know | 30 (19.9) | 37 (23.1) | ||
an=159
bA currency exchange rate of CAD $1=US $0.76 is applicable.