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

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Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1186/1746-1340-14-3

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Table 3

Participant health habits

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

All numbers are expressed as percents, unless otherwise specified