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Table 4 WISE baseline data by condition

From: Working to Increase Stability through Exercise (WISE): screening, recruitment, and baseline characteristics

Characteristic (percent or mean)

Overall

(N=1139)

Control

(N=569)

Intervention

(N=570)

P value*

Age ≥ 75

35.8

35.2

36.4

0.665

Female

84.4

84.2

84.6

0.860

White, non-Hispanic

91.4

92.5

90.3

0.203

BMI

28.6 ± 6.5

28.6 ± 6.5

28.6 ± 6.5

0.995

Blood pressure, systolic

129.5 ± 17.7

129.7 ± 17.7

129.4 ± 17.8

0.750

Blood pressure, diastolic

73.3 ± 11.4

72.9 ± 11.7

73.8 ± 11.1

0.188

Heart rate

69.9 ± 10.8

70.3 ± 11.1

69.6 ± 10.4

0.300

College graduate

54.9

52.2

57.6

0.068

Osteoporosis medication, ever

50.0

49.9

50.0

0.976

Nonsmoker

97.0

98.2

95.7

0.015

History, hypertension

51.1

52.1

50.3

0.548

History, osteoporosis

51.2

51.0

51.3

0.909

Fall, past year

50.9

49.1

52.7

0.228

Lack companionship, hardly ever

69.8

69.3

70.3

0.719

Bicep curls, 30 s

12.4 ± 4.4

12.0 ± 4.3

12.7 ± 4.6

0.012

Chair stands, 30 s

9.0 ± 4.0

8.9 ± 4.0

9.0 ± 4.1

0.624

PROMIS, depression (20 = worst)

5.2 ± 2.3

5.3 ± 2.3

5.1 ± 2.4

0.179

PROMIS, anxiety (20 = worst)

5.8 ± 2.4

5.8 ± 2.4

5.8 ± 2.4

0.774

PROMIS, pain intensity (10 = worst)

2.8 ± 2.3

2.9 ± 2.4

2.7 ± 2.3

0.452

PROMIS, fatigue (20 = worst)

7.8 ± 3.3

7.9 ± 3.2

7.7 ± 3.3

0.290

ER visit in past year, yes

37.3

36.4

38.2

0.528

Hospital stay in past year, yes

21.5

18.4

24.7

0.012

  1. *Percent with chi-square test; mean ± SD with two-sample t test or Wilcoxon rank sum test