Table 1 Descriptive Statistics
Variable | N (%) | ||
Objective 1 | Objective 2 at Baseline | Objective 2 at Follow up | |
n = 1,658,453 | n = 546,362 | n = 546,362 | |
Age | |||
65 to 74 | 964,956 (58.2) | 324,065 (59.3) | |
75 and older | 693,497 (41.8) | 222,297 (40.7) | |
Gender | |||
Female | 938,226 (58.5) | 318,329 (58.9) | |
Male | 666,270 (41.5) | 221,773 (41.1) | |
Race | |||
White | 1,190,929 (81.1) | 440,198 (83.3) | |
Black or African American | 144,437 (9.8) | 42,722 (8.1) | |
Other | 132,635 (9.0) | 45,814 (8.7) | |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 816,103 (54.2) | 306,183 (56.9) | |
Non-married | 688,321 (45.8) | 231,489 (43.1) | |
Education | |||
Less than high school education or equivalent | 397,151 (26.6) | 130,480 (24.4) | |
High school education or equivalent | 518,306 (34.7) | 194,584 (36.3) | |
Greater than high school education or equivalent | 579,193 (38.8) | 210,315 (39.3) | |
Self-Rated Health (SRH) | |||
Excellent | 102,591 (6.5) | 35,892 (6.7) | 30,871 (5.7) |
Very good | 393,205 (25.0) | 148,911 (27.6) | 138,340 (26.3) |
Good | 599,089 (38.2) | 216,901 (40.3) | 208,904 (39.7) |
Fair | 370,320 (23.6) | 114,631 (21.0) | 119,286 (22.6) |
Poor | 104,673 (6.7) | 22,406 (4.1) | 29,331 (5.6) |
Falls | |||
Did not fall | 1,163,694 (77.0) | 428,294 (78.4) | 400,071 (77.3) |
Fell to the ground | 347,670 (23.0) | 110,755 (20.5) | 117,289 (22.7) |
Balance Problems | |||
No | 1,002,304 (66.5) | 379,692 (70.5) | 338,669 (65.7) |
Yes | 505,307 (33.5) | 158,532 (29.5) | 177,149 (34.3) |
Falls Management | |||
No | 1,019,652 (69.3) | 389,581 (74.1) | 348,958 (69.2) |
Yes | 451,062 (30.7) | 135,948 (25.9) | 155,283 (30.8) |
Variable (range) | Mean (SD) | ||
Objective 1 | Objective 2 at Baseline | Objective 2 at Follow up | |
Frailty - ADL Scorea (0–6) | 0.99 (1.66) | 0.79 (1.44) | 0.95 (1.60) |
Morbidity Scoreb (0–7) | 2.86 (1.93) | 2.76 (1.88) | 2.88 (1.90) |