Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (N = 222)

Age (years)

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

BMI^‡ (kg/m²)

Sex

Female/male

159/63

71.6/28.4

Vocational cituation

Active worker

114

51.4

Pensioner

108

48.6

Physical nature of the occupation of active workers (N = 114)

Physical work

13

11.4

Sitting work

80

70.2

Mixed

21

18.4

Fall in the last one year

Yes/no

63/159

28.4/71.6

Use of walking aids

Yes/no

23/199

10.3/89.7

Doing sports (at least twice a week)

Yes/no

84/138

37.8/62.2

Diseases

Yes/no

194/28

87.4/12.6

Allergy, asthma

36

16.2

Metabolic disease

12

5.4

Autoimmun disease

11

4.9

Skin disease

13

5.8

Cancer

15

6.7

Gastrointestinal disease

19

8.5

Testis, prostate problems

2

0.9

Hypertonia

110

49.5

Visual impairment

59

26.6

Neurological disease

15

6.7

Gynecological disease

4

1.8

Orthopaedic disease

44

19.8

Psychiatric disease

3

1.3

Rheumatological disease

60

27

Heart,- vascular disease

23

10.4

Kidney,- urinary problems

10

4.5