Physical Aspects of Healthy Aging: Assessments of Three Measures of Balance for Studies in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Table 2

Age, gender, medical history and body max index (BMI) (𝑁=203).

Age group (years)	% of sample
38–44	5.91
45–54	33.50
55–64	33.50
65–71	27.09
Gender
Female	47.57
Male	52.43
Medical history
Cancer	0.00
Heart attack/myocardial infarction (MI)	0.00
Stroke	0.00
On diabetes medication	11.33
On hypertension medication	46.00
*BMI categories
<18.5 (underweight)	1.97
18.5–24.99 (normal range)	40.39
25.00–29.99 (preobese)	43.35
>30 (obese)	14.29

*Note: According to World Health Organization (WHO) [33].