Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

Age, years

84.3 ± 7.3

84.9 ± 6.6

.792

Women, number

10 (58.8)

11 (68.8)

.554

BMI, kg/m²

26.3 ± 6.1

27.4 ± 6.6

.631

Mini Mental State Examination, score

28.7 ± 1.4

28.0 ± 1.7

.210

Barthel Activities of Daily Living, score

92.7 ± 5.0

92.2 ± 8.9

.856

CES-D scale, score

8.3 ± 6.6

8.5 ± 6.8

.931

SF-12, Physical Component, score

37.7 ± 10.0

35.1 ± 5.9

.369

SF-12, Mental Component, score

54.1 ± 8.7

54.6 ± 9.6

.862

Short Fall Efficacy Scale, score

13.2 ± 4.0

14.9 ± 5.1

.276

Diagnoses, number

3.1 ± 1.4

3.1 ± 1.0

.987

Prescriptions, number

4.4 ± 2.3

5.0 ± 2.9

.501

Visual Analogue Pain Scale (0–10), score

2.8 ± 2.5

2.9 ± 2.7

.955

History of falls in the last year, number of participants

9 (53)

9 (56)

.849

Timed up and go, sec

17.1 ± 4.9

17.8 ± 4.8

.659

Gait speed, habitual, m/sec

0.83 ± 0.15

0.77 ± 0.20

.324