Table 1 Physical characteristics of participants in both non-snowy and snowy seasons

Number of participants

50

13

37

29

8

21

–

Age

77.8 ± 5.3

79.5 ± 5.3

77.2 ± 5.3

78.4 ± 5.8

80.6 ± 5.5

77.5 ± 5.8

.65

BMI

24.5 ± 3.1

25.0 ± 2.8

24.3 ± 3.2

25.6 ± 3.5

26.8 ± 2.3

25.1 ± 3.8

.16

SMI

6.4 ± 1.0

7.4 ± 0.8

6.1 ± 0.8

6.6 ± 0.9

7.6 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 0.7

.43

CS-30

15.4 ± 4.3

13.3 ± 3.7

16.1 ± 4.3

15.6 ± 5.4

12.6 ± 4.5

16.8 ± 5.4

.86

Daily step counts

6.5 ± 3.2

4.6 ± 2.2

7.2 ± 3.2

4.2 ± 2.0

3.7 ± 2.3

4.4 ± 1.9

< .01