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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population to date

From: Frailty and physical function in chronic kidney disease: the CanFIT study

Variable

Full Cohort (N = 217)

SPPB ≥ 10 (N = 95)

SPPB < 10 (N = 122)

  Age (years)

70.3 (60–79.1)

62.9 (52.9–72.3)

74.6 (63.4–82.5)

  Gender (Female)

84 (40.0 %)

27 (29.4 %)

57 (48.3 %)

  Weight (kg)

83 (71.7–96.6)

81.2 (72–95.9)

86.1 (71.7–96.6)

  Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

137 (124–151)

135 (123–149)

140 (126–151)

  Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

74 (66–82)

78 (68–85)

71 (65–78)

  Pulse Pressure (mmHg)

64 (52–76)

59 (48–70)

69.5 (57–79)

Laboratory Values

  eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

19 (14–27)

18 (13–26)

20 (16–27)

  Creatinine (umol/L)

250.5 (189–334)

273.5 (202–404)

229 (186–309)

  Log Urine ACR

3.3 (1–5.1)

3.3 (1.1–5)

3.3 (0.9–5.2)

  Hemoglobin (g/L)

114 (107–124.5)

118 (110–126)

113 (105–122)

  Hemoglobin A1c (%)

6.3 (5.7–7.9)

5.9 (5.5–7.5)

6.8 (5.8–8.1)

  Blood Glucose (mmol/L)

6.6 (5.4–9.6)

6.2 (5.3–8.5)

7.3 (5.5–9.9)

Comorbidities

  Visual or Hearing Impairment

101 (46.5 %)

32 (33.7 %)

69 (56.6 %)

  Hypertension

181 (85.0 %)

76 (80.0 %)

105 (89.0 %)

  Dyslipidemia

133 (63.0 %)

55 (57.9 %)

78 (67.2 %)

  Diabetes (Type I or II)

128 (60.4 %)

40 (42.1 %)

88 (75.2 %)

  Previous MI

29 (13.7 %)

8 (8.4 %)

24 (20.5 %)

  Congestive Heart Failure

31 (14.6 %)

5 (5.3 %)

24 (20.5 %)

  Neurologic Disease

51 (24.1 %)

3 (3.2 %)

9 (7.7 %)

  1. Note: Continuous variables are expressed as Median (Interquartile Range) and compared using Mann–Whitney Test; Categorical variables are expressed as N(%) and compared using Chi-Square or Fisher Exact Test
  2. Neurologic Disease contains stroke, transient ischemic attack and Parkinson’s disease. ACR Albumin Creatinine Ratio, MI Myocardial Infarction