Aging safely in Alentejo – understanding for action - preventing falls and violence against older people: study rationale, aims, design, and preliminary results

Table 1 Response rates, by council and gender, within elements of testing in the ESACA project

		Heath-related outcomes		Body composition		Fall-related outcomes		Functional physical fitness		Physical activity		Violence risk-related outcomes
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Arraiolos	Men	8	100	8	100	8	100	8	100	8	100	8	100
Arraiolos	Women	55	98.2	55	98.2	56	100	56	100	55	98.2	55	98.2
Estremoz	Men	13	100	12	92.3	13	100	12	92.3	12	92.3	12	92.3
Estremoz	Women	31	93.9	32	97	32	97	33	100	31	93.9	31	93.9
Évora	Men	74	97.4	72	94.7	75	98.7	75	98.7	74	97.4	73	96.1
Évora	Women	199	98	200	98.5	203	100	202	99.5	203	100	203	100
Reguengos	Men	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reguengos	Women	26	100	26	100	26	100	26	100	26	100	25	96.2
Viana do Alentejo	Men	12	100	12	100	12	100	12	100	12	100	12	100
Viana do Alentejo	Women	34	94.4	36	100	34	94.4	36	100	34	94.4	34	94.4
Vidigueira	Men	4	80	5	100	5	100	4	80	5	100	5	100
Vidigueira	Women	40	100	40	100	40	100	40	100	39	97.5	39	97.5
Total	All men	111	97.4	109	95.6	113	99.1	111	97.4	111	97.4	110	96.5
	All women	385	97.7	389	98.7	391	99.2	393	99.7	388	98.5	387	98.2
	All sample	496	97.6	498	98	504	99.2	504	99.2	499	98.2	497	97.8

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