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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics at baseline presented as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) or number (percentage)

From: ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): results from an international multicenter randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Overall (n = 153)

Intervention group (n = 78)

Control group (n = 75)

Age, years

74.7 ± 6.3

74.7 ± 6.7

74.7 ± 6.0

Female, n (%)

93 (61.2 %)

43 (55.8 %)

50 (66.7 %)

Body mass index, kg/m2

26.3 ± 3.8

26.1 ± 3.8

26.5 ± 3.9

Education, years

11 ± 5

12 ± 5

11 ± 4

Medication use (n)

3.3 ± 2.8

3.5 ± 3.1

3.1 ± 2.5

One or more falls in the previous year, n (%)

51 (34 %)

25 (32.5 %)

26 (35.6 %)

Comorbidities, number

3.0 ± 1.4

2.9 ± 1.3

3.1 ± 1.5

Heart problems, n (%)

21 (14.1 %)

12 (15.6 %)

9 (12.5 %)

High blood pressure, n (%)

78 (53.1 %)

35 (46.1 %)

43 (60.6 %)

Osteoporosis, n (%)

35 (23.3 %)

18 (23.4 %)

17 (23.3 %)

Lower back pain, n (%)

61 (40.9 %)

33 (43.4 %)

28 (38.4 %)

Hip pain, n (%)

33 (22.4 %)

16 (21.1 %)

17 (23.9 %)

Knee and/or leg pain, n (%)

62 (41.6 %)

29 (37.7 %)

33 (45.8 %)

Foot pain, n (%)

36 (24.0 %)

18 (23.4 %)

18 (24.7 %)

PAQ-50+, hours

41.62 ± 21.20

40.55 ± 23.62

42.80 ± 18.70

IPEQ, hours

26.45 ± 18.55

29.56 ± 16.91

23.13 ± 19.80

WHODAS, score

15.79 ± 4.31

16.00 ± 4.52

15.57 ± 4.10

Computer ownership, n

111 (72.6 %)

58 (74.4 %)

53 (70.7 %)

  1. IPEQ Incidental and Planned Activity Questionnaire, PAQ-50+ Physical Activity Questionnaire for the population aged 50 years and older, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, WHODAS World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule