Table 3.
Distribution of SARC-F scores of NDD-CKD and MHD patients.
| NDD-CKD SARC-F, frequency (%) |
MHD SARC-F, frequency (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonsarcopenia (n = 99) | Sarcopenia (n = 6) | Nonsarcopenia (n = 86) | Sarcopenia (n = 39) | |
| Strength | ||||
| No difficulty | 94 (94.9) | 1 (16.7) | 60 (69.8) | 11 (28.2) |
| Some difficulty | 5 (5.1) | 5 (83.3) | 18 (20.9) | 16 (41.0) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (9.3) | 12 (30.8) |
| Assistance in walking | ||||
| No difficulty | 98 (99.0) | 5 (83.3) | 76 (88.4) | 27 (69.2) |
| Some difficulty | 1 (1.0) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (5.8) | 11 (28.2) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (5.8) | 1 (2.6) |
| Rising from a chair | ||||
| No difficulty | 98 (99.0) | 4 (66.7) | 69 (80.2) | 20 (51.3) |
| Some difficulty | 1 (1.0) | 1 (16.7) | 13 (15.1) | 14 (35.9) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (4.7) | 5 (12.8) |
| Climbing stairs | ||||
| No difficulty | 97 (98.0) | 2 (33.3) | 63 (73.3) | 15 (38.4) |
| Some difficulty | 2 (2.0) | 3 (50.0) | 17 (19.8) | 12 (30.8) |
| Extreme difficulty or inability | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (6.9) | 12 (30.8) |
| Falls | ||||
| None | 98 (99.0) | 5 (83.3) | 78 (90.7) | 35 (89.7) |
| 1–3 | 1 (1.0) | 1 (16.7) | 8 (9.3) | 3 (7.7) |
| ≥4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) |
CKD-NDD, chronic kidney disease with nondialysis dependence; MHD, maintenance hemodialysis.