Velocity during Strength and Power Training of the Ankle Plantar and Dorsiflexor Muscles in Older Patients Attending Day Hospital Rehabilitation

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

Characteristic	Descriptive statistic
Age (years)	82 ± 6 (Mean ± SD)
Gender (% male)	22.2
Use of walking aids (%)	88.9
Had a fall in the past year (%)	66.7
General health for age	Good (median)
Medications taken in the past month (#)	Two (median)
Chronic conditions per person (#)	3
Cardiovascular disease and/or high BP (%)	55.5
Arthritis or bone or other joint problems (%)	77.8