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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Effect of intradialytic exercise on fall occurrences in older patients undergoing hemodialysis: a single-center non-randomized study

 

All (n = 61)

Control (n = 30)

Exercise (n = 31)

p

Age (years)

76.2 ± 5.8

75.5 ± 5.4

76.9 ± 6.1

0.36

Sex (male/female (n))

39/22

22/8

17/14

0.13

Height (cm)

156.3 ± 10

154.3 ± 10.3

158.5 ± 9.4

0.1

Dry weight (kg)

53.5 ± 11.9

51.5 ± 11.2

55.6 ± 12.4

0.17

BMI (kg/m2)

21.5 ± 3.4

21.4 ± 2.9

21.7 ± 3.9

0.74

HD vintage (months)

52.6 (22.2–110.3)

53.5 (32.7–96.8)

48.1 (9.3–118.9)

0.41

Disease (n(%))

    

 Chronic glomerulonephritis

22 (36.1)

11 (36.7)

11 (35.5)

0.92

 Diabetes

17 (27.9)

9 (30)

8 (25.8)

0.71

 Nephrosclerosis

16 (26.2)

8 (26.7)

8 (25.8)

0.94

 Others

6 (9.8)

2 (6.7)

4 (12.9)

 

Laboratory data

    

 Alb (g/dL)

3.8 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.3

0.38

 GNRI

95.6 ± 5.6

95.5 ± 5.8

95.8 ± 5.4

0.86

 P (mg/dL)

5.5 ± 1.6

5.4 ± 1.6

5.6 ± 1.7

0.67

 Ca (mg/dL)

8.6 ± 0.8

8.5 ± 0.8

8.8 ± 0.8

0.18

 K (mEq/L)

4.6 ± 0.8

4.5 ± 0.9

4.8 ± 0.7

0.09

 PTH-intact (pg/mL)

183.3 ± 119.2

178.5 ± 102.6

188.2 ± 135.9

0.75

 Hb (g/dL)

10.9 ± 0.9

10.8 ± 1

11 ± 0.7

0.37

 CRP (mg/dL)

0.4 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.7

0.97

 Kt/V

1.6 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

0.62

Physical function

    

 Handgrip strength (kg)

23.5 ± 7.5

22.9 ± 6.9

24.1 ± 8.2

0.52

 LES (%)

35.9 ± 12.4

34.5 ± 11.7

37.3 ± 13.2

0.39

 10-m walking speed (m/s)

1.3 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.4

0.88

 SPPB (points)

11 (9–12)

11 (9–12)

11 (9–12)

0.78

  1. Results are reported as means ± standard deviations or medians (interquartile range)
  2. BMI body mass index, HD hemodialysis, Alb serum albumin, GNRI geriatric nutritional risk index, P serum phosphorus, Ca serum calcium, K serum potassium, Hb hemoglobin, CRP C-reactive protein, LES lower extremity muscle strength, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery