Gender Disparity in Expression of Sarcopenia in Haemodialysis Recipients: Analysis from the FITNESS Cohort

Table 4

Proportions of low muscle mass, low grip strength, slow walking speed, sarcopenia, and severe sarcopenia by age tercile.

	Male (n = 138)		Female (n = 85)
	n	%	n	%
Low muscle mass
<57	19	45	8	30	0.20
57–70	39	72	9	32	<0.01
>70	30	71	14	47	0.03
Low grip strength
<57	12	29	10	37	0.46
57–70	27	50	11	39	0.36
>70	21	50	18	60	0.40
Slow walking speed
<57	11	26	10	37	0.34
57–70	25	46	16	57	0.35
>70	24	57	19	63	0.60
Sarcopenia
<57	9	21	6	22	0.94
57–70	23	43	6	21	0.057
>70	18	43	9	30	0.27
Severe sarcopenia
<57	3	71	4	15	0.42
57–70	16	30	4	14	0.18
>70	15	36	7	23	0.26

All definitions by EQGSOP guidelines. values for difference obtained via chi-squared or Fisher’s Exact as appropriate. Bold text indicates significance at level. n = number of participants within age and gender groups with attribute. % = percentage of participants within the age and gender groups with attribute.