Intradialytic exercise in the treatment of social frailty: a single-center prospective study—preliminary results during the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic

Table 2 Changes in physical function, muscle strength, muscle mass, laboratory data, and social frailty

	Baseline	3 months	P value
Total (n= 16)
Gait speed (m/sec)	1.04 ± 0.30	1.16 ± 0.29	0.003
SPPB	12.0 (10.0–12.0)	12.0 (12.0–12.0)	0.17
Grip strength (kg)	25.1 ± 7.7	24.5 ± 7.4	0.39
ASMI (kg/m²)	6.4 ± 0.9	6.4 ± 1.0	0.64
Albumin (g/dL)	3.65 ± 0.26	3.65 ± 0.22	1
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	0.07 (0.04–0.11)	0.08 (0.05–0.12)	0.208
The number of socially frail responses	1.0 (1.0–1.3)	1.0 (1.0–3.0)	0.071
non-social frailty (n= 12)
Gait speed (m/sec)	1.15 ± 0.26	1.24 ± 0.27	0.028
Social frailty (n= 4)
Gait speed (m/sec)	0.70 ± 0.12	0.91 ± 0.20	0.0497

All measurements are represented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).
SPPB short physical performance battery, ASMI appendicular skeletal muscle mass

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