Predicting the Future Need of Walking Device or Assistance by Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity: A 2-Year Prospective Study of Women Aged 75 Years and Above
Table 2
Characteristics of the study participants and comparison of characteristics of those with and without the study outcome.
Variables
Overall (N = 330)
n
Participants who did not need walking device and assistance (n = 293)
n
Participants who newly required walking device or assistance (n = 37)
n
Age, years
79
330
79
293
83
37
<0.001
BMI, kg/m2
21.6
330
21.6
293
21.6
37
0.243
Hypertension, n (%)
168 (50.9)
330
149 (45.2)
293
19 (51.4)
37
0.938
Diabetes, n (%)
47 (14.2)
330
41 (14.0)
293
6 (16.2)
37
0.685
Dyslipidemia, n (%)
147 (44.5)
330
135 (46.1)
293
12 (32.4)
37
0.118
Stroke, n (%)
14 (4.2)
330
12 (4.1)
293
2 (5.4)
37
0.669
Heart disease, n (%)
28 (8.5)
330
23 (7.8)
293
5 (13.5)
37
0.235
Prescribed medication, number
1
330
1
293
4
37
0.005
Pain, n (%)
83 (25.2)
330
70 (24.0)
293
13 (35.1)
37
0.141
Grip strength, kg
20
327
20
291
18
36
<0.001
ΔTMT, sec
78.0
327
75.8
291
126.3
36
0.002
Depression, n (%)
55 (16.7)
328
45 (15.3)
291
10 (27.0)
37
0.078
MVPA
13.8
300
14.6
269
2.1
31
<0.001
LPA
50.5
300
51.2
269
39.3
31
0.002
Continuous variables are shown by median [interquartile range]. BMI, body mass index; TMT, Trail Making Test; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; and LPA, light-intensity physical activity.
