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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 12)

From: A single-arm feasibility study of community-delivered Baduanjin (Qigong practice of the eight Brocades) training for frail older adults

Demographics

Mean (SD) or frequency (%)

Age

77.1 (5.9)a

Gender

 

 Female

9 (75)b

 Male

3 (25)

Race/Ethnicity

 

 Chinese

12 (100)

Education

 

 No formal education

3 (25)

 Primary school

2 (16.7)

 Secondary school

7 (58.3)

Living status

 

 With family

11 (91.7)

 Alone

1 (8.3)

Marital status

 

 Married

11 (91.7)

 Single

1 (8.3)

Smoking status

 

 Non-smoker

11 (91.7)

 Ex-smoker

1 (8.3)

Alcohol intake

 

 Non-alcohol

11 (91.7)

 Regular

1 (8.3)

Falls in past 6 month

4 (33.3)

Frailty Status (Fried criteria)

 

 Prefrail

10 (83.3)

 Frail

2 (16.7)

BMI

26 (3.7)

Comorbidities

2.8 (2)

 Hypertension

11 (91.7)

 Diabetes

6 (50)

 Hyperlipidemia

5 (41.7)

 Arthritis

4 (33.3)

 Heart disease

3 (25)

Mobility aids

6 (50)

 Independent

6 (50)

 Canes

3 (25)

 Mobility walker

1 (8.3)

 Wheelchair

2 (16.7)

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. aData are presented as mean (standard deviation) for all such values
  3. bData are presented as frequency (%) for all such values