Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 264)
Age in years, mean (SD/range) | 76.8 (7.1/65.0–96.6) |
Women, n (%) | 195 (73.9) |
Native French speaker, n (%) | 230 (87.1) |
Living in the country, n (%) | 177 (67) |
Living in a building, n (%) | 135 (51.1) |
Living in couple, n (%) | 135 (51.1) |
BMI in kg/m2, mean (SD/range) | 25.7 (4.2/16.4–41.0) |
Physically active, n (%) | 230 (87.1) |
With pain, n (%) | 122 (46.2) |
With health problems, n (%) | 95 (36) |
Taking medicine, n (%) | 194 (73.5) |
With sight’s disorders, n (%) | 159 (60.2) |
With hearing’s disorders, n (%) | 76 (28.5) |
With balance disorders, n (%) | 59 (22.1) |
Fear of falling, n (%) | 79 (29.6) |
Walking aid outside, n (%) | 50 (18.7) |
Walking aid inside, n (%) | 17 (6.4) |
Fall in the last 12 months, n = 263, (%) | 55 (20.9) |