Table 1.
Demographics.
| Factor | Category | All | Home Exercisers |
Gym | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 21 | 14 | 7 | NA | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 76.1 (5.9) | 76.6 (6.6) | 75.1 (4.2) | 0.593 | |
| Gender, n (%) | Male | 8 (38.1) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (57.1) | 0.204 |
| Female | 13 (61.9) | 10 (71.4) | 3 (42.9) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | Married/de facto | 16 (76.2) | 11 (78.6) | 5 (71.4) | 0.063 |
| Widowed | 3 (14.3) | 3 (21.14) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Separated/divorced | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (28.6) | ||
| Live alone, n (%) | Alone | 5 (23.8) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (28.6) | 0.717 |
| With spouse/partner | 16 (76.2) | 11 (78.6) | 5 (71.4) | ||
| Smoker, n (%) | 5 (23.8) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (28.6) | 0.717 | |
| Self-reported comorbidities, n (%) | CV disease | 9 (42.9) | 5 (35.7) | 4 (57.1) | 0.350 |
| Respiratory disease | 4 (19.0) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (28.6) | 0.432 | |
| Spinal problems | 9 (42.9) | 6 (42.9) | 3 (42.9) | 1.000 | |
| Osteoporosis | 3 (14.3) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1.000 | |
| Hearing impairment | 6 (28.6) | 3 (21.4) | 3 (42.9) | 0.306 | |
| Visual impairment | 17 (81.0) | 10 (71.4) | 7 (100.0) | 0.116 | |
| Diabetes | 4 (19.0) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (28.6) | 0.432 | |
| Memory loss | 5 (23.8) | 1 (7.1) | 4 (57.1) | 0.011 | |
| Recent surgery | 8 (38.1) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (57.1) | 0.204 | |
| Falls in last 12 months | 8 (38.1) | 7 (50.0) | 1 (14.3) | 0.112 | |
| Trouble walking, n (%) | No | 15 (71.4) | 8 (57.1) | 7 (100.0) | 0.241 |
| Some but do not use aid | 2 (9.5) | 2 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Need a stick or frame to walk outside | 3 (14.3) | 3 (21.4) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Need a stick or frame to walk inside home | 1 (4.8) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) |
NA: not applicable, SD: standard deviation; n: number; CV: cardiovascular.