The de Morton Mobility Index: Normative Data for a Clinically Useful Mobility Instrument

Table 1

Description of study participants (𝑁=183).

	𝑛	%
Vancouver, Canada	103	56
Melbourne, Australia	80	44
Age mean (SD)	74.6 (6.7)
60–69	43	23
70–79	96	52
80–89	43	23
90+	1	1
Women	136	74
≥1 fall in past year	8	21
Used mobility aid	28 (4/24)*	15
Lived in house or apartment^#	120 (95/25)*	66
Assisted living/retirement village^#	62 (8/54)*	34
Lived alone	92	50

* n separated by location (Vancouver/Melbourne) to illustrate that participant living arrangements varied by country due to site selection during study design.
^#Data incomplete for 1 participant, therefore 𝑛=182.