Test-Retest Reliability, Validity, and Minimal Detectable Change of the Measurement of Lower Limb Muscular Strength with Handheld Dynamometry in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

Age, median (SD) (years)	71.8 (15.6)
Gender, n (%)
Male	33 (69)
Female	15 (31)
Weight, median (SD) (kg)	74.8 (14.7)
Height, median (SD) (cm)	164.1 (10.2)
Body mass index, median (SD) (kg/m^2)	27.9 (5.4)
Albumin, median (SD) (mg/dL)	3.9 (0.3)
Creatine, median (SD) (mg/dL)	7.1 (1.9)
Glycolyzed haemoglobin, median (SD) (g/dL)	5.8 (0.9)
CKD diagnosis
Diabetes mellitus	4
Glomerular nephritis	7
Lupus	1
Pyelonephritis	2
Polycystosis	1
Others	30
Hypertension	3
Diabetes
No	29
Diabetes type I	3
Diabetes type II	16
Smoker
No	37
Yes	11
Dialyzer
FX100	9
FX80	24
FX60 Classix	13
F70S	1
FX10	1
Charlson’s index score
2	8
3	2
4	2
5	4
6	6
7	12
8	6
9	4
10	3
11	1