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. 2013 Oct 24;25(2):381–389. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013040431

Table 5.

Association of body composition with the components of frailty

Frailty Component BMI (kg/m2) ICW (kg) Fat Mass (kg) ECW (kg)
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Weight loss (34.1%) 0.98 (0.95 to 1.00) 0.06 0.87 (0.81 to 0.94) <0.001 1.00 (0.99 to 1.02) 0.62 1.16 (1.06 to 1.27) 0.002
Weakness (52.7%) 1.03a (1.00 to 1.05) 0.05 0.74 (0.68 to 0.81) <0.001 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04) <0.001 1.35 (1.21 to 1.50) <0.001
Exhaustion (36.2%) 1.00 (0.98 to 1.02) 0.91 1.00 (0.93 to 1.07) 0.99 0.99 (0.97 to 1.00) 0.07 1.05 (0.96 to 1.15) 0.26
Low activity (39.4) 1.01(0.99 to 1.03) 0.46 0.91 (0.85 to 0.98) 0.01 1.01(1.00 to 1.03) 0.10 1.12 (1.03 to 1.22) 0.01
Slow walking speed (25.7%) 1.05 (1.02 to 1.08) 0.001 0.77 (0.69 to 0.85) <0.001 1.03 (1.01 to 1.05) <0.001 1.48 (1.31 to 1.67) <0.001
a

Cutpoints for meeting the weakness criterion differed according to BMI (Supplemental Table 1), which might obscure associations between BMI and grip strength.