Table 1 Baseline characteristics for 914 women with their respective mean values.

From: Exercise reduces the risk of falls in women with polypharmacy: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

 

0–1 drug

SD

2–3 drugs

SD

4 or more drugs

SD

p (ANOVA*)

n

226

 

358

 

330

  

Age (years)

76.4

3.3

76.3

3.2

76.9

3.2

0.063

Weight (kg)

66.0

10.9

68.1

11.3

72.2

13.7

< 0.001

Height (cm)

158.9

5.8

159.1

5.6

158.6

7.8

0.663

BMI (kg/m2)

26.1

5.8

26.9

5.6

28.5

7.8

< 0.001

Smoker**

8 (3.5%)

 

5 (1.4%)

 

4 (1.2%)

 

0.098

  1. *Analysis of variance.
  2. **Chi-squared test.
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