Table 1 Sample characteristics

Female

n (%)

176

(74.26)

87

(74.36)

89

(74.17)

Age

mean (SE)

78.66

(0.36)

78.52

(0.52)

78.80

(0.49)

Educational degree ¹

n (%)

low

71

(29.96)

33

(28.21)

38

(31.67)

intermediate

67

(28.27)

31

(26.50)

36

(30.00)

high

93

(39.24)

48

(41.03)

45

(37.50)

other/no degree

6

(2.53)

5

(4.27)

1

(0.83)

Marital status

n (%)

married/living in a partnership

107

(45.15)

57

(48.72)

50

(41.67)

widowed

87

(36.71)

38

(32.48)

49

(40.83)

divorced

28

(11.81)

17

(14.53)

11

(9.17)

permanently living separated

3

(1.27)

1

(0.85)

2

(1.67)

single

12

(5.06)

4

(3.42)

8

(6.67)

Net household income

n (%)

€500 to <€750

5

(1.98)

2

(2.14)

2

(1.83)

€750 to <€1000

5

(2.24)

2

(1.79)

3

(2.67)

€1000 to <€1500

27

(11.27)

15

(12.65)

12

(9.92)

€1500 to <€2000

52

(22.03)

22

(18.89)

30

(25.08)

€2000 to <€3000

70

(29.45)

33

(28.55)

36

(30.33)

€3000 to <€5000

58

(24.51)

32

(27.01)

26

(22.08)

€5000+

20

(8.52)

11

(8.97)

10

(8.08)

Health insurance status

n (%)

statutory

175

(73.84)

82

(70.09)

93

(77.50)

private

62

(26.16)

35

(29.91)

27

(22.50)

Number of chronic conditions

mean (SE)

2.44

(0.10)

2.43

(0.14)

2.45

(0.13)

Healthcare costs in €

mean (SE)

1585.60

(171.03)

1375.36

(179.37)

1790.57

(288.57)

Prevalence of fallers

n (%)

98

(41.35)

52

(44.44)

46

(38.33)

Number of falls among fallers

mean (SE)

1.65

(0.13)

1.62

(0.20)

1.70

(0.18)

Motivation to exercise (range 0–4)^2,3

mean (SE)

2.96

(0.05)

3.00

(0.07)

2.92

(0.08)

Satisfaction with the program (max. = 5)²

mean (SE)

4.69

(0.06)

4.61

(0.08)

4.77

(0.08)

“School grade" ⁴

mean (SE)

1.60

(0.04)

1.62

(0.06)

1.58

(0.05)

Training frequency ⁵

mean (SE)

53.46

(1.50)

53.20

(2.26)

53.71

(2.00)