Table 2 Characteristics of the patients
Intervention | Usual care | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 289 | N = 298 | ||
Women, n (%) | 157 (54) | 150 (50) | 0.33 |
Age, mean (SD) | 69 (9) | 69 (9) | 0.35 |
Living with a spouse, n (%) | 215 (74) | 215 (72) | 0.54 |
Number of education years, mean (SD) | 10.1 (2.9) | 10.5 (3.3) | 0.63 |
Retired, n (%) | 239 (83) | 256 (86) | 0.29 |
Smoking, n (%) | 32 (11) | 29 (10) | 0.59 |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 0.65 | ||
Not at all | 67 (23) | 81 (27) | |
one times per month or less | 101 (35) | 87 (29) | |
2–4 times per month | 76 (27) | 91 (31) | |
2–3 times per month | 31 (11) | 30 (10) | |
4 or more times per month | 11 (4) | 7 (2) | |
Moves without mobility aids, n (%) | 264 (91) | 270 (91) | 0.75 |
Physical activitya, mean (SD) | 41 (20) | 40 (20) | 0.44 |
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 6.55 (1.19) | 6.61 (1.33) | 0.58 |
Beck depression index score, mean (SD) | 5.9 (4.9) | 5.7 (4.9) | 0.56 |
Diseases, n (%) | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 124 (42.9) | 117 (39.3) | 0.37 |
Hypertension | 230 (79.6) | 246 (82.6) | 0.36 |
Ischemic heart disease | 77 (26.6) | 86 (28.9) | 0.55 |
Atrial fibrillation | 38 (13.1) | 33 (11.1) | 0.44 |
Cardiac failure, insufficiency | 18 (6.2) | 21 (7.0) | 0.69 |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 155 (53.6) | 157 (52.7) | 0.82 |
Dementia | 5 (1.7) | 2 (0.7) | 0.28 |
Other neurological diseases | 14 (4.8) | 14 (4.7) | 0.99 |
Depression or other psychiatric disorders | 21 (7.3) | 14 (4.7) | 0.22 |
Asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 39 (13.5) | 40 (13.4) | 0.98 |
Cancer | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | 0.37 |
Number of diseases, mean (SD) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.5 (1.2) | 0.64 |