Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 251)

Age (years)

70 (65–77)

-

Sex (men), n (%)

152 (61)

-

Education (elementary/higher secondary/university), n (%)

86 (34)/81 (32)/84 (34)

-

Social support (from partner/other than partner/none), n (%)

156 (62)/92 (37)/3 (1)

-

Living alone (yes), n (%)

66 (26)

-

PD duration (years)

8 (5–13)

-

PD severity (H&Y)

3 (2–3)

-

Freezing (FOGQsa item 3, dichotomized, yes), n (%)^a

139 (56 %)

3

Motor symptoms (UPDRS III)

30 (22–39)

4

Cognitive function (MoCA)

26 (22–28)

6

Depressive symptoms (GDS-15)

2 (1–4)

5

Fall-related activity avoidance (mSAFFE)

22 (18–31)

11^b

Fall-related activity avoidance (yes), n (%)

102 (41)

1

Fear of falling (yes), n (%)

121 (48)

1

Falls past 6 months (yes), n (%)

110 (44)

-

 I, n = 50

16 (32)

-

 II, n = 72

29 (40)

-

 III, n = 67

31 (46)

-

 IV + V, n = 62

34 (55)

-

Near falls past 6 months (yes), n (%)

141 (57)

3

Near falls past 6 months among non-fallers (yes), n (%)

51 (37)

2