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Table 2.

Completion of physical assessments

	Normal	Low	Missing /no reason given	Unable /declined
Grip strength	64 (28%)	157 (67%)	8 (3%)^a	4 (2%)^a
Gait speed	43 (18%)	27 (12%)	10 (4%)^a	153 (66%)^a
Muscle mass	47 (21%)	66 (28%)	36 (15%)^a	84 (36%)^ab

^aSubjects for whom the assessment was not completed (missing/no reason given/unable/declined) comprised: grip strength - 6 female, 6 male; gait speed measurements - 77 female, 86 male; and muscle mass measurements - 47 female, 73 male

^bPatients declined n = 25, technical difficulty with machine n = 22, patient unavailable n = 21, contraindication (pacemaker, leg ulcers, etc.) n = 16