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Table 5 WISE baseline data by site

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

Characteristic (percent or mean)

Overall

(N=1139)

Penn State

(N=501)

Pitt

(N=526)

Temple

(N=112)

P value*

Age ≥ 75

35.8

34.9

36.0

39.1

0.708

Female

84.4

82.6

85.7

85.7

0.359

White, non-Hispanic

91.4

97.3

93.1

57.7

< 0.001

BMI

28.6 ± 6.5

29.0 ± 6.8

28.3 ± 6.3

28.3 ± 6.0

0.226

Blood pressure, systolic

129.5 ± 17.7

130.2 ± 17.3

127.5 ± 17.0

136.4 ± 20.7

< 0.001

Blood pressure, diastolic

73.3 ± 11.4

72.4 ± 11.7

74.2 ± 10.7

72.9 ± 13.1

0.046

Heart rate

70.0 ± 10.8

69.3 ± 11.2

70.1 ± 10.1

71.9 ± 12.2

0.066

College graduate

54.9

48.7

62.9

44.1

< 0.001

Osteoporosis medication, ever

50.0

50.1

49.8

50.0

0.996

Nonsmoker

97.0

97.1

97.0

96.4

0.931

History, hypertension

51.2

54.5

45.9

60.7

0.003

History, osteoporosis

51.2

53.5

48.7

52.8

0.317

Fall, past year

50.9

54.5

46.6

54.5

0.039

Lack companionship, hardly ever

69.8

67.4

73.1

64.3

0.059

Bicep curls, 30 s

12.4 ± 4.4

12.3 ± 4.7

11.6 ± 3.6

16.0 ± 5.1

< 0.001

Chair stands, 30 s

9.0 ± 4.0

8.5 ± 4.4

9.4 ± 3.7

N/A

< 0.001

PROMIS, depression (20 = worst)

5.2 ± 2.3

5.5 ± 2.7

4.9 ± 1.9

5.3 ± 2.5

0.009

PROMIS, anxiety (20 = worst)

5.8 ± 2.4

6.0 ± 2.6

5.5 ± 2.1

6.3 ± 2.7

0.005

PROMIS, pain intensity (10 = worst)

2.8 ± 2.3

2.8 ± 2.2

2.6 ± 2.3

3.6 ± 2.9

0.004

PROMIS, fatigue (20 = worst)

7.8 ± 3.3

8.2 ± 3.4

7.4 ± 3.1

8.2 ± 3.3

<0.001

ER visit in past year, yes

37.3

38.0

34.9

44.6

0.143

Hospital stay in past year, yes

21.5

21.3

21.1

24.3

0.751

  1. *Percent with chi-square test, mean ± SD with ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test