Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline and 1 year follow up

 Female n (%)

386 (69.1)

174 (68.5)

 Age^a

62 (12.8)

62 (10.0)

 White British n (%)

534 (95.5)

240 (94.5)

 Married/living with partner n (%)

378 (69.7)

199 (80.6)

 Employed n (%)

134 (24.0)

55 (21.7)

 Swollen joints (0–28)^a

4.6 (6.2)

4.3 (6.0)

 Tender joints (0–28)^a

5.3 (6.9)

5.4 (7.0)

 DAS28 score (0–10)^a

4.1 (1.6)

4.1 (2.6)

 Taking steroids at baseline n (%)

117 (20.9)

47 (18.5)

 VAS pain score (0–10)^a

3.9 (2.6)

3.8 (2.6)

 VAS fatigue score (0–10)^a

4.7 (2.8)

4.5 (2.8)

 HAQ score (1–4)^a

2.4 (0.9)

2.4 (0.8)

 History of fractures n (%)

228 (40.8)

107 (42.1)

 Poor vision (reg. Blind, v poor or poor) n (%)

46 (8.2)

19 (7.5)

 Number of co-morbidities ^a

2.0 (2.0)

1.9 (1.9)

 Previous surgery n (%)

408 (73.0)

187 (73.6)

 Previous joint replacements^a

0.2 (0.5)

0.2 (0.5)

 Injuries from previous falls ^a n (%)

1.6 (1.4)

1.6 (1.4)

 History of stroke/Parkinsons n (%)

38 (6.8)

20 (7.9)

 Psychotropic medication n (%)

104 (18.6)

51 (20.1)

 Four or more types of medicines n (%)

431 (77.1)

196 (77.2)

 Feeling dizzy or unsteady n (%)

370 (66.2)

167 (65.7)

 Painful feet n (%)

431 (77.2)

192 (75.5)

 Short FES-I score (7–28)^a

15.3 (6.5)

14.8 (6.3)

 Unsuccessful n (%)

39 (7.0)

13 (5.1)

 Feet together stand n (%)

13 (2.3)

7 (2.8)

 Semi-tandem stand n (%)

216 (38.6)

93 (36.6)

 Tandem stand n (%)

116 (20.8)

55 (21.7)

 One leg stand n (%)

175 (31.3)

86 (33.9)

 Able to complete 5 chair stands n (%)

484 (86.6)

217 (85.4)

 Time taken for 5 chair stands (Seconds) ^a

21.0 (12.2)

21.1 (13.2)