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Table 3 Participant health habits

From: Assessment of balance and risk for falls in a sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older

Health habit

% (n = 101)

Mean cups of water consumed daily (range)

6.8 (0–20)

Tobacco use

 

   Currently use

2

   Formerly used

46

   Never used

53

Alcohol use

 

   Use daily

3

   Use occasionally

38

   Formerly used, not now

21

   Never used

39

Mean cups of caffeine consumed daily (range)

2.1 (0–10)

Aerobic exercise

 

   Never

22

   1–2 times/week

30

   3+ times/week

48

Exercise other than aerobic

 

   Never

18

   1–2 times/week

44

   3+ times/week

38

Functional assistance

 

   Glasses/contacts most of time

75

   Hearing aid

9

   Need assistance to walk (cane, walker, support from guardrail or companion)

 

Sometimes

11

Most of the time

9

  1. All numbers are expressed as percents, unless otherwise specified