5 The effectiveness of a nation-wide implemented fall prevention intervention in the Netherlands | 95 APPENDIX 5.3: BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARTICIPANTS PER-PROTOCOL Table A5.3. Baseline characteristics of the participants per-protocol. Characteristics are presented as n (%) unless specified otherwise. Variable Intervention group (N = 54) Control group (N = 130) Age (years) (median (IQR)) 75.3 (70.8 – 81.6) 75.1 (71.1 – 79.7) Sex (female) 40 (74.1%) 100 (76.9%) Body Mass Index (kg/m2) (median (IQR)) 25.1 (23.2 – 27.7) 26.4 (23.3 – 28.7) Mini-Mental State Examination (score) (median (IQR)) 28 (27 – 29) 28 (27 – 29) Frailty status (pre-frail) 41 (75.9%) 93 (71.5%) Marital status Lawfully married/living together Unmarried/divorced/widowed 26 (48.1%) 28 (51.9%) 58 (48.7%) 61 (51.3%) Having children (yes, n(%)) 37 (68.5%) 90 (74.4%) Living alone (yes, n(%)) 28 (51.9%) 66 (54.5%) Education1 Low Moderate High 0 (0.0%) 17 (31.5%) 37 (68.5%) 7 (5.8%) 31 (25.6%) 83 (68.6%) Smoking (yes, n(%)) 1 (1.9%) 7 (5.8%) Use of alcohol (yes, n(%)) 40 (74.1%) 91 (75.2%) Use of different medications per week (median (IQR)) 3 (1 – 5) 3 (0 – 4) Dizziness (yes, n(%)) 16 (29.6%) 27 (23.9%) Incontinence (yes, n(%)) 29 (53.7%) 62 (51.2%) How often fallen in previous year before start study None Once Twice or more 15 (28.3%) 9 (17.0%) 29 (54.7%) 33 (27.3%) 37 (30.6%) 51 (42.2%) Use of aids Walking Vision2 Hearing 12 (22.2%) 53 (98.1%) 14 (25.9%) 17 (14.0%) 116 (95.9%) 29 (24.0%) Having physiotherapy (yes, n(%)) 20 (37.0%) 38 (31.4%) Physical activity (median (IQR)) Number of hours being physically active Number of steps 1.3 (0.9 – 1.6) 5839.6 (4248.2 – 7553.1) 1.4 (1.0 – 1.7) 6229.2 (4401.9 – 8355.1) 1Low = primary school, moderate = Lower vocational education/Lower general secondary education/Trade school/ Domestic science school/Extended primary education, high = Higher general secondary education/Pre-university education/Secondary school for girls/Higher civic school/Secondary vocational education/Higher professional education/University 2 Visual aids include reading glasses, glasses to see far, multifocal glasses, magnifying glass, or other
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