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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on level of physical activity and health in home-dwelling older adults in Norway

 

Total sample (n = 565)

Men (n = 220)

Women (n = 341)

Age (Mean, SD)

73.64 ± 5.29

Range 65–95

74.36 ± 5.15

Range 65–90

73.17 ± 5.36

Range 65–95

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Education

 Primary school

37

6.5

14

6.4

23

6.7

 High school/Apprenticeship

195

34.5

75

34.1

120

35.2

 University

329

58.2

128

58.2

197

57.8

Livinga

 Alone

214

37.9

50a

44,764

164

48.1

 With husband or others

348

61.5

168

75.9

175

50.8

Use of walking aid

 None

515

91.2

204

92.7

307

90.0

 Yes, outdoor

49

8.7

15

6.8

34

10.0

 Yes, indoor

11

1.9

2

0.9

9

2.6

Number of falls*

 0

447

79.1

184

83.6

259

76.6

 1

54

9.6

16

7.3

38

11.1

 2 or more

60

10.6

19

8.6

41

12.0

Fear of fallinga

 No, not at all

317

56.1

154

70.0

160

46.9

 Yes, a little

215

38.1

61

44,769

153

44.9

 Yes, pretty/quite

33

5.8

3

1.4

19

5.6

Change in cognition last 5 yrsb

 None

215

38.2

75

34.1

139

40.8

 Mild

283

49.8

106

48.2

175

51.6

 Moderate/severe

65

11.5

39

17.7

25

7.4

  1. aChi-square difference in gender p < 0.001
  2. bChi-square difference in gender p = 0.001
  3. *Chi-square difference in gender p = 0.045