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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Jul 25;47:95–99. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.07.003

Table 1.

Baseline sample sociodemographic and clinical data (N = 112).

Sociodemographics Mean (SD) or %(n) [Range]
Age (years) - 69.8 (6.3) [60-92]
Gender Men 40.2 (45)
Women 59.8 (67)
Race/Ethnicity White 91.1 (102)
Non-white 8.9 (10)
Education Completed high school or some college education or less than high school 12.5 (14)
Completed college or graduate school 87.5 (98)
Clinical data
Height (cm) - 167.0 (9.5) [146.8-189.0]
Weight (kg) - 73.9 (14.9) [44.1-117.4]
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) - 26.4 (4.0) [19.1-37.1]
Number of prescriptions or over the counter medication, or supplement - 5.8 (3.6) [0-15]
Number of prescription medication - 2.9 (2.2) [0-9]
Taking blood pressure medication Yes 38.4 (43)
Taking hyperlipidemia medication Yes 25.0 (28)
Taking hypothyroidism medication Yes 16.1 (18)
Taking diabetes medication Yes 2.7 (3)
Taking anxiety/depression medication Yes 19.7 (22)
Taking arthritis medication Yes 3.6 (4)
Taking medication(s) for osteoporosis Alendronate. Other antiresorptive medication, parathyroid hormone, or other bone-building medications Yes 9.8 (11)
6-Minute Walk Test (meters)a - 503.9 (82.3) [270.8-722.2]
Kyphosis by Cobb's angle (°)b - 55.6 (12.1) [28.0-83.7]
Vertebral fractures c Yes (1 or more) 17.0 (19)
Average baseline steps (per day)d - 6226.1 (3363.8) [757.9-21931.0]
Book lift task (seconds) Yes / seconds 2.5 (0.7) [1.3-6.0]
No 0
Jacket task (seconds) Yes / seconds 9.8 (3.4) [4.6-26.9]
No 0
Pick up penny task (seconds)e Yes / seconds 1.6 (0.6) [0.7-4.2]
No 0
a =

2 missing cases

b =

3 missing cases

c

1 participant had 4 fractures, 2 had 3 fractures, 5 had 2 fractures, and 11 had 1 fracture

d =

18 missing cases

e =

1 missing case