Gender Disparity in Expression of Sarcopenia in Haemodialysis Recipients: Analysis from the FITNESS Cohort
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the FITNESS cohort and subgroup with valid ultrasound measurements.
Total
Males
Females
n
IQR (%)
n
IQR (%)
n
IQR (%)
Male
138
61.9
—
—
—
—
Frailty
76
34.1
43
31.2
33
38.8
Albumin
39
35–42
40
36–42
38
34–38
MoCA
22
18–25
22
19–25
22
17–25
Age
63
54–74
63
55–72
63
53–75
BMI
27.0
23.4–32.1
26.9
23.9–32.1
27.3
22.7–32.4
Charlson index
5
3–6
5
3–6
4
3–5
HD vintage (months)
33
14–65
31
12–64
37
17–66
Kt/V
1.58
1.37–1.82
1.48
1.32–1.69
1.80
1.52–2.00
Ethnicity
White
136
61.0
75
54.4
61
71.8
South Asian
51
22.9
42
30.4
9
10.6
Black
32
14.4
19
13.8
13
15.3
Other
4
1.8
2
1.5
2
2.4
Smoking status
Current
33
14.8
16
11.6
17
30.0
Ex
67
30.0
48
34.8
19
22.4
Never
123
55.2
74
53.6
49
57.7
Active on transplant list?
No
195
87.4
122
88.4
73
85.9
Yes
28
12.6
16
11.6
12
14.1
Employment status
Employed
32
14.4
24
17.4
8
9.4
Unemployed
74
33.2
48
34.8
26
30.6
Retired
117
52.5
66
47.8
51
60.0
Occupation
Unskilled manual
92
43.4
61
45.9
31
39.2
Skilled manual
32
15.1
27
20.3
5
6.3
Clerical
25
11.8
6
4.5
19
24.1
Managerial
31
14.6
23
17.3
8
10.1
Professional
32
15.1
16
12
16
20.3
Education level
High school
154
69.1
99
71.7
55
64.7
College/6th form
47
21.1
26
18.8
21
24.7
University
22
9.9
13
9.4
9
10.6
Type of residence
Own home
219
98.2
135
97.8
84
98.8
Warden-controlled
3
1.4
3
2.2
0
0
Residential home
1
0.5
0
0
1
1.2
Professional carer use?
No
209
94.1
130
94.2
79
94.1
Yes
13
5.9
8
5.8
5
6.0
Physical activity index
Inactive
184
82.5
108
78.3
76
89.4
Moderately inactive
18
8.1
14
10.1
4
4.7
Moderately active
5
2.2
2
1.5
3
3.5
Active
16
7.2
14
10.1
2
2.4
IMD quintile
1
101
45.3
64
46.4
37
43.5
2
29
13.0
16
11.6
13
15.3
3
36
16.1
26
18.8
10
11.8
4
19
8.5
9
6.5
10
11.8
5
22
9.9
13
9.4
9
10.6
Unknown
16
7.2
10
7.3
6
7.1
All values n and percentages except = median and interquartile range. Frailty assessed by frailty phenotype. = CKD omitted; = or previous occupation if unemployed/retired; = if not in residential/nursing accommodation.
