Baseline characteristics of practices and participants, by allocation arma
| Randomisation arm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual care | Missing value | FaME | Missing value | OEP | Missing value | |
| Practice characteristics | ||||||
| Practices, n | 15 | – | 14 | – | 14 | – |
| Patients per practice, n (range) | 30.5 (5–49) | – | 27.6 (6–46) | – | 29.3 (15–43) | – |
| Practice size, n (range) | 6426 (2663–15 000) | – | 6883 (3000–11 200) | – | 7520 (2650–18 000) | – |
| Practice deprivation score (range)b | 24.9 (9.8–57) | – | 22.6 (3.1–57) | – | 29.9 (12.4–61.4) | – |
| Patient characteristics | ||||||
| Participants, nc | 457 | – | 387 | – | 410 | – |
| London | 204 | – | 168 | – | 231 | – |
| Nottingham | 253 | – | 219 | – | 179 | – |
| Sex, n (% female) | 283 (61.9) | – | 239 (61.8) | – | 260 (63.4) | – |
| Age, years (SD) [range] | 73.1 (6.2) [65–92] | – | 72.9 (6.1) [65–94] | – | 72.8 (5.8) [65–94] | – |
| BMI, kg/m2 (SD) [range] | 27.0 (5.1) [15.4–53.3] | 15 | 27.1 (5.3) [16.7–64.2] | 13 | 26.6 (4.9) [17.0–48.7] | 20 |
| Comorbidities, n (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 0 | 2 (1–3) | 0 | 2 (1–3) | 0 |
| Current medications, n (IQR) | 4 (1–6) | 3 | 3 (2–6) | 1 | 4 (1–6) | 4 |
| English first language, n (%) | 411 (90.9) | 5 | 334 (87.7) | 6 | 358 (88.0) | 3 |
| Confidence in balance (10–30d) | 12.55 (3.93) | 68 | 12.63 (3.98) | 57 | 12.48 (3.76) | 57 |
| Falls efficacy (1–4d) (SD) | 9.36 (4.08) | 61 | 8.99 (3.56) | 54 | 8.89 (3.49) | 51 |
| EQ-5D (5–15d) (SD) | 0.68 (0.08) | 7 | 0.67 (0.09) | 7 | 0.68 (0.09) | 11 |
| OPQOL (35–175d) (SD) | 130.75 (13.53) | 115 | 129.36 (13.54) | 114 | 129.36 (12.69) | 98 |
| Lubben Social Network Scale (0–30d) (SD) | 15.93 (5.70) | 65 | 16.47 (5.76) | 57 | 15.44 (5.48) | 59 |
| MSPSS (12–84d) (SD) | 65.81 (17.96) | 82 | 65.93 (15.57) | 82 | 66.60 (15.49) | 80 |
| PASE (0–361d) (SD) | 119.19 (60.42) | 57 | 109.11 (52.21) | 45 | 119.85 (50.60) | 48 |
| Phone-FITT (frequency × durationd) (SD) | 36.80 (13.65) | 80 | 37.68 (13.67) | 71 | 41.18 (13.11) | 56 |
| CHAMPS MVPA (frequency × durationd) (SD) | 179.06 (239.38) | 57 | 171.14 (234.28) | 45 | 193.38 (244.96) | 48 |
| FRAT (1–5d) (SD) | 1.03 (0.96) | 4 | 0.89 (0.90) | 4 | 0.98 (0.90) | 8 |
| SF-12 physical (0–100d) (SD) | 38.74 (5.50) | 3 | 38.74 (5.64) | 1 | 38.78 (5.64) | 3 |
| SF-12 mental (0–100d) (SD) | 49.88 (6.09) | 3 | 49.60 (6.02) | 0 | 50.15 (5.86) | 3 |
| 30-second sit-to-stand, n (SD) | 10.49 (3.31) | 8 | 10.48 (3.64) | 10 | 10.27 (2.81) | 10 |
| Functional reach, cm (SD) | 24.68 (7.43) | 19 | 25.60 (6.98) | 16 | 25.57 (7.43) | 8 |
| Timed up and go, seconds (SD) | 11.11 (4.61) | 19 | 10.95 (4.94) | 50 | 11.18 (7.84) | 35 |
| OEE +ve (1–5d) (SD) | 3.84 (0.58) | 85 | 3.85 (0.62) | 78 | 3.85 (0.60) | 61 |
| OEE –ve (1–5d) (SD) | 3.85 (0.81) | 90 | 3.96 (0.75) | 67 | 3.90 (0.85) | 71 |
↵a Mean figures are given unless otherwise stated.
↵b Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2007.
↵c One participant withdrew after assessment but before allocation, and another withdrew all data from the study.
↵d Score. CHAMPS = Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors. FaME = Falls Management Exercise. FRAT = Falls Risk Assessment Tool. IQR = interquartile range. MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. OEE = Outcome and Expectation for Exercise. OEP = Otago Exercise Programme. OPQOL = Older People’s Quality of Life. PASE = Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly. SD = standard deviation. SF-12 = 12-item Short Form Health Survey.