Gender Disparity in Expression of Sarcopenia in Haemodialysis Recipients: Analysis from the FITNESS Cohort
Table 6
Comparison of constituents of the frailty phenotype by gender.
Males
Females
n
%
n
%
Whole cohort (n=485)
Slow walking speed
102
35.92
104
51.74
<0.01
Weak grip
184
64.79
134
66.67
0.67
Weight loss
36
12.68
25
12.44
0.94
Exhaustion
131
46.13
106
52.74
0.15
Low energy expenditure
123
43.31
109
54.23
0.02
With valid US (n=223)
Slow walking speed
42
30.43
37
43.53
0.05
Weak grip
86
62.32
51
60.00
0.73
Weight loss
17
12.32
8
9.41
0.50
Exhaustion
62
44.93
47
55.29
0.13
Low energy expenditure
54
39.13
35
41.18
0.76
Without valid US (n=262)
Slow walking speed
60
41.10
67
57.76
<0.01
Weak grip
98
67.12
83
71.55
0.44
Weight loss
19
13.01
17
14.66
0.70
Exhaustion
69
47.26
59
50.86
0.56
Low energy expenditure
69
47.26
74
63.79
<0.01
Whole FITNESS cohort and those with and without ultrasound measurements are shown. values are obtained by Chi-squared. % = within group percentage. n = number of participants within age and gender groups with attribute. % = percentage of participants within the age and gender groups with attribute. Bold text indicates significance at level.
