Table 1: Participant characteristics.
|
Total Sample |
Adolescents |
Adults |
p |
Demographics Sex, Female* Ethnicity, Non-Hispanic/Latino* Race White/Caucasian* |
N = 68 47 (69.1) 62 (91.2) N = 67 58 (86.6) |
N = 28 17 (60.7) 27 (96.4) N = 28 23 (82.1) |
N = 40 30 (75.0) 35 (87.5) N = 39 35 (89.7) |
0.210 0.389
0.474 |
Age Years† |
N = 67 21 (14, 33) |
N = 28 14 (12, 15) |
N = 39 32 (24, 37) |
< 0.001 |
Body Anthropometrics Height, m† Weight, kg† Body Mass Index Classification* Underweight Healthy Overweight Obese |
N = 65 1.52 (1.45, 1.61) 50.5 (40.8, 61.2)
9 (13.8) 38 (58.5) 12 (18.5) 6 (9.2) |
N = 27 1.50 (1.42, 1.57) 41.3 (34.0, 49.0)
7 (25.0) 17 (63.0) 2 (7.4) 1 (3.7) |
N = 38 1.57 (1.49, 1.63) 57.6 (51.2, 66.7)
2 (5.3) 21 (55.3) 10 (26.3) 5 (13.2) |
0.048 < 0.001 0.022 |
Bone Health Osteopenia* Osteoporosis* History of Lower-limb Fracture* Vitamin D Prescription* |
N = 68 11 (16.2) 4 (5.9) 23 (33.8) 27 (39.7) |
N = 28 4 (14.3) 1 (3.6) 8 (28.6) 12 (42.9) |
N = 40 7 (17.5) 3 (7.5) 15 (37.5) 15 (37.5) |
1.000 0.638 0.444 0.657 |
Orthopedic Surgical History Number of Upper-limb Surgeries† Number of Lower-limb Surgeries† Spinal Surgery* |
N = 67 1 (0, 3) 5 (3, 8) 13 (19.4) |
N = 28 2 (0, 3) 5 (3, 7) 5 (17.9) |
N = 39 0 (0, 2) 5 (2, 8) 8 (20.5) |
0.197 0.660 0.786 |
Mobility Aids Wheelchair use* Home Mobility Community Mobility Home-Ambulation Community-Ambulation |
N = 68
8 (11.8) 19 (27.9)
56 (82.4) 41 (60.3) |
N = 28
1 (3.6) 7 (25.0)
24 (85.7) 18 (64.3) |
N = 40
7 (17.5) 12 (30.0)
32 (80.0) 23 (57.5) |
0.128 0.651
0.748 0.574 |
Fall History ≥ 1 fall* ≥ 2 falls* Injurious fall* Medical treatment necessary* Hospitalization* |
N = 68 53 (77.9) 48 (70.6) 20 (29.4) 10 (14.7) 0 (0.0) |
N = 28 25 (89.3) 25 (89.3) 9 (32.1) 5 (17.9) 0 (0.0) |
N = 40 28 (70.0) 23 (57.5) 11 (27.5) 5 (12.5) 0 (0.0) |
0.078 0.005 0.679 0.730 -- |
Functional Mobility Floor-to-Stand Transfer without support* Floor-to-Stand Transfer with support* |
N = 68 27 (39.7)
52 (76.5) |
N = 28 14 (50.0)
22 (78.6) |
N = 40 13 (32.5)
30 (75.0) |
0.147
0.733 |
Activity Level Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale* Level I Level II Level III Level IV |
N = 66
20 (30.3) 28 (42.4) 12 (18.2) 6 (9.1) |
N = 26
7 (26.9) 8 (30.8) 7 (26.9) 4 (15.4) |
N = 40
13 (32.5) 20 (50.0) 5 (12.5) 2 (5.0) |
0.157 |
*Data presented as N (% of sample).
[cross symbol] Data presented as median (25th, 75th percentile