Table 1 General characteristics of the participants

Age (years)

83.4 ± 5.5*

83.3 ± 5.6*

74.7 ± 4.7^†

74.2 ± 4.5^†

23.4 ± 3.3

22.6 ± 2.5

Height (metres)

1.71 ± 0.08^†

1.59 ± 0.05^†

1.72 ± 0.05^†

1.60 ± 0.06^†

1.81 ± 0.08

1.69 ± 0.05

Weight (kg)

73.5 ± 11.7

62.2 ± 10.84^$

78.7 ± 9.9

70.0 ± 12.1^†

76.7 ± 13.3

61.5 ± 7.7

BMI (kg/m²)

25.1 ± 3.8

24.6 ± 4.1*

26.7 ± 3.2^†

27.2 ± 4.3^†

23.4 ± 3.8

21.7 ± 2.4

Medication (number)

9.4 ± 4.7*

8.2 ± 3.8*

2.6 ± 1.8^†

2.6 ± 1.8^†

0.3 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.9

Comorbidity (number)

7.0 ± 2.8*

6.4 ± 2.9*

1.4 ± 1.0^†

1.4 ± 1.1^†

0.1 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.1

bADL (score on 24)

12.1 ± 4.2*

13.2 ± 5.4*

6.0 ± 0.0

6.0 ± 0.0

6.0 ± 0.0

6.0 ± 0.0

MMSE (score on 30)

23.1 ± 5.2

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a