Table 2 Participant characteristics
Characteristic | Cohort 1 (n = 16) | Cohort 2 (n = 11) | Pooled (n = 27) |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | |||
Site | |||
Site 1 | 4 (25) | 3 (27) | 7 (26) |
Site 2 | 3 (19) | 3 (27) | 6 (22) |
Site 3 | 5 (31) | 2 (18) | 7 (26) |
Site 4 | 4 (25) | 3 (27) | 7 (26) |
Intervention group | |||
Outdoor walk group | 8 (50) | 5 (46) | 13 (48) |
Weekly reminders | 8 (50) | 6 (55) | 14 (52) |
Number in a dyad† | 0 | 3 | 3 (11) |
Age in years, Median (P25, P75) | 75 (70.5, 85.8) | 76 (70.2, 80.6) | 75 (70.8, 85.7) |
Sex | |||
Female | 9 (56) | 4 (36) | 13 (48) |
Male | 7 (44) | 7 (64) | 14 (52) |
Level of education | |||
Secondary or lower | 3 (19) | 3 (27) | 6 (22) |
College diploma or taken college or university courses | 6 (37) | 5 (35) | 11 (41) |
University degree (undergraduate or graduate) | 7 (44) | 3 (28) | 10 (37) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 2 (7) |
Married | 4 (25) | 9 (82) | 13 (48) |
Widowed | 7 (44) | 1 (9) | 8 (30) |
Divorced/separated | 4 (25) | 0 | 4 (15) |
Retired | 15 (94) | 9 (82) | 24 (89) |
Owns a car | 14 (88) | 10 (90) | 24 (89) |
Health conditions | |||
Arthritis | 4 (26) | 1 (9) | 5 (19) |
Knee replacement | 3 (19) | 2 (18) | 5 (19) |
Parkinson’s disease | 2 (13) | 1 (9) | 3 (11) |
Degenerative disk | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 2 (7) |
Mental health disorders | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 2 (7) |
Other* | 4 (26) | 2 (18) | 6 (22) |
Smoking status | |||
Never smoked | 5 (31) | 7 (64) | 12 (44) |
Ex-smoker | 10 (63) | 4 (36) | 14 (52) |
Current smoker | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 (4) |
Uses a mobility aid | 6 (38) | 0 | 6 (22) |
Single point cane | 3 (50) | 0 | 3 (50) |
2-wheeled walker | 3 (50) | 0 | 3 (50) |
Frailty status | |||
Not frail | 5 (31) | 5 (46) | 10 (37) |
Pre-frail | 10 (63) | 5 (46) | 15 (56) |
Frail | 1 (6) | 1 (9) | 2 (7) |