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Table 2 Results of KIHON checklist score and revised Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study criteria

From: Prognostic impact of KIHON checklist score in elderly patients with hemodialysis initiation

Category of questions of KCL or component of J-CHS

Number (%) or Median [interquartile]

KIHON checklist

Activities of daily living, Q1–5 (points)

1 [0, 2]

Physical strength, Q6–10 (points)

1 [1, 2]

Nutrition, Q11,12 (points)

0 [0, 0]

Oral function, Q13–15 (points)

1 [0, 1]

Isolation, Q16,17 (points)

0 [0, 1]

Memory, Q18–20 (points)

0 [0, 1]

Mood, Q21–25 (points)

2 [0, 3]

All questions, Q1–25 (points)

6 [4, 10]

Revised Japanese version of cardiovascular health study criteria

Shrinking (number, %)

5 (20.8)

Weakness (number, %)

18 (75.0)

Grip strength, Men (kg)

20.5 [17.5, 28.0]

Grip strength, Women (kg)

13.5 [11.0, 14.5]

Exhaustion (number, %)

9 (37.5)

Slowness (number, %)

11 (45.8)

Gait speed (m/sec)

1.00 [0.76, 1.13]

Low activity (number, %)

4 (16.7)

Total number of frailty component

2 [1, 3]

  1. KCL, KIHON checklist; J-CHS, revised Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study criteria; Q, the question number of KIHON checklist