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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: The Geras virtual frailty rehabilitation program to build resilience in older adults with frailty during COVID-19: a randomized feasibility trial

Characteristics

Total n = 67

Socialization arm n = 32

Multimodal arm n = 35

Age, mean (SD)

77.3 (6.5)

76.4 (5.8)

78.2 (7.0)

Age n (%)

 65–74

24 (35.8)

13 (40.6)

11 (31.4)

 75–84

33 (49.3)

16 (50.0)

17 (48.6)

 85 + 

10 (14.9)

3 (9.4)

7 (20.0)

Gender n (%)

 Male

15 (22.4)

9 (28.1)

6 (17.1)

 Female

52 (77.6)

23 (71.9)

29 (82.9)

Living arrangement n (%)

 Lives alone

27 (39.7)

11 (33.3)

16 (45.7)

 Lives with others

41 (60.3)

22 (66.7)

19 (54.3)

Educational level n (%)

  ≤ 12th grade

10 (14.7)

2 (6.2)

8 (22.9)

 High school

12 (17.7)

6 (18.8)

6 (17.1)

 College

23 (33.8)

11 (34.4)

12 (34.3)

 University

22 (33.8)

13 (40.6)

9 (25.7)

Smoking status n (%)

 Current

2 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (5.7)

 Former

15 (22.4)

5 (15.6)

10 (28.6)

 Never

50 (74.6)

27 (84.4)

23 (65.7)

Frailty status

 Non-frail

16 (23.9)

9 (28.1)

7 (20.0)

 Prefrail

39 (58.2)

16 (50.0)

23 (65.7)

 Frail

12 (17.9)

7 (21.9)

5 (14.3)

Falls in the past year n (%)

 No

32 (47.8)

16 (50.0)

16 (45.7)

 Yes

35 (52.2)

16 (50.0)

19 (54.3)

Walking aid use n (%)

 No

34 (50.8)

16 (50.0)

18 (51.4)

 Yes

33 (49.2)

16 (50.0)

17 (48.6)

Previous fractures1 n (%)

 No

39 (58.2)

16 (50.0)

23 (58.2)

 Yes

28 (41.8)

16 (50.0)

12 (41.8)

5XSST mean (SD)

15.6 (7.0)

13.5 (4.9)

17.5 (8.0)

DASS-21 depression, mean (SD)

6.7 (6.6)

7.4 (5.7)

6.2 (7.3)

DASS-21 anxiety, mean (SD)

5.2 (4.8)

5.4 (4.1)

5.0 (5.5)

DASS-21 stress, mean (SD)

8.1 (6.8)

9.6 (6.8)

6.7 (6.6)

Frailty index, mean (SD)

0.26 (0.09)

0.25 (0.10)

0.27 (0.08)

EQ-5D-5L index, mean (SD)

0.77 (0.15)

0.78 (0.12)

0.76 (0.17)

  1. 1Fracture since the age of 50 years; n, number of participants; %, percentage; SD, standard deviation; DASS-21, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; 5XSST, five times sit-to-stand; EQ-5D-5L, measure for health-related quality of life