Table 3 Demographics and clinical characteristics: differences between frail and non-frail participants. Results are expressed as mean ± SD or median [IQR]
From: Use of a wearable accelerometer to evaluate physical frailty in people receiving haemodialysis
Variables | Frail (22) | Non-frail (37) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 68.6 ± 9.1 | 58.5 ± 16.4 | 0.004 |
Gender, F (n, %) | 9(40.9) | 15(40.5) | 0.978 |
BMI (kg*m−2) | 28.3 ± 6.2 | 28.3 ± 5.2 | 0.986 |
Albumin (g/L) | 35.8 ± 4.0 | 37.8 ± 4.2 | 0.074 |
Creatinine (umol/L) | 553.4 ± 127.5 | 658.5 ± 142.5 | 0.006 |
Hb (g/dL) | 11.2 ± 1.0 | 11.2 ± 1.2 | 0.959 |
PTH (pmol/L) | 33.1 ± 46.4 | 24.9 ± 25.8 | 0.385 |
URR (%) | 71.4 ± 6.4 | 70.9 ± 5.2 | 0.773 |
Dialysis vintage (years) | 1.2[2.1] | 1.0[2.3] | 0.481 |
Prescribed medications (n) | 12.5[6.5] | 10.0[3.0] | 0.030 |