Research Article
The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years
Table 1
Characteristics of participants and comparison according to alcohol intake.
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value from Chi-square test (categorical variables) or ANOVA (continuous variables). †Defined as less than 12 years of education (compulsory school or apprenticeship). ‡Defined as self-reporting 2 or more conditions out of the following list: hypertension, coronary heart disease, other heart diseases, stroke, diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, gastrointestinal ulcer, depression, Parkinson disease, and cancer. §Defined as a score <24/30 at Folstein’s Minimental State Examination. Instrumental activities of daily living include shopping and performing usual household activities. Basic activities of daily living were bathing, dressing, using the toilet, transferring from and to bed or chair, and feeding. |