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World J Nephrol. Aug 6, 2014; 3(3): 101-106
Published online Aug 6, 2014. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.101
Published online Aug 6, 2014. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.101
Table 2 Characteristics of patients with measured walk and fall information, by slow gait speed (< 0.8 m/s) and faster gait speed (≥ 0.8 m/s)
Gait speed< 0.8 m/s(n = 232) | Gait speed≥ 0.8 m/s(n = 436) | P value | |
Male (%) | 47 | 68.8 | < 0.001 |
Age, yr, mean ± SD | 62.1 (13.4) | 53.2 (13.5) | < 0.001 |
Race (%) | < 0.001 | ||
White | 13.8 | 26.6 | |
Black | 75 | 57.6 | |
Native American | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
Asian | 8.2 | 12.4 | |
Other (Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, other) | 2.6 | 3 | |
ESRD vintage, yr, mean ± SD | 4.5 (4.9) | 5.2 (5.3) | 0.1 |
Diabetes (%) | 59.9 | 41.7 | < 0.001 |
COPD (%) | 12.1 | 5.1 | 0.001 |
Cancer (%) | 8.2 | 7.4 | 0.71 |
CHF (%) | 31.5 | 25.1 | 0.08 |
CAD/MI (%) | 33.2 | 22.1 | 0.002 |
CVA/TIA (%) | 12.5 | 7.6 | 0.04 |
PVD (%) | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0.02 |
Other cardiac diseases (%) | 29.3 | 21 | 0.02 |
KDQOL-CF score, mean ± SD | 84.3 (18.0) | 90.0 (14.9) | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SD | 11.5 (1.3) | 11.6 (1.3) | 0.67 |
Assistive walking device (%) | 45 | 6 | < 0.001 |
Assistive walking device used when gait speed measured (%) | 26.8 | 2.3 | < 0.001 |
History of recent fall(s) (%) | 36.2 | 22.3 | < 0.001 |
Gait speed, m/s, mean ± SD | 0.61 (0.15) | 1.04 (0.18) | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Kutner NG, Zhang R, Huang Y, Wasse H. Gait speed and hospitalization among ambulatory hemodialysis patients: USRDS special study data. World J Nephrol 2014; 3(3): 101-106
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v3/i3/101.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.101