Gender Disparity in Expression of Sarcopenia in Haemodialysis Recipients: Analysis from the FITNESS Cohort

Table 3

Proportions of low muscle mass, low grip strength, slow walking speed, sarcopenia, and severe sarcopenia by gender.

	Male (n = 138)		Female (n = 85)
	n	%	n	%
Low muscle mass
18–34	2	50	2	29	0.58
35–44	4	50	1	20	0.57
45–54	9	43	5	42	0.95
55–64	27	64	6	29	<0.01
≥65	46	73	17	43	<0.01
Low grip strength
18–34	0	0	3	43	0.24
35–44	1	13	3	60	0.22
45–54	5	24	4	33	0.69
55–64	24	57	7	33	0.08
≥65	30	48	22	55	0.47
Slow walking speed
18–34	0	0	2	29	0.24
35–44	2	25	3	60	0.29
45–54	6	29	5	42	0.47
55–64	17	40	10	48	0.59
≥65	35	56	25	63	0.49
Sarcopenia
18–34	0	0	2	29	0.24
35–44	0	0	1	20	0.19
45–54	5	23	3	25	0.94
55–64	19	45	4	19	0.04
≥65	26	41	11	28	0.16
Severe sarcopenia
18–34	0	0	1	14	1.00
35–44	0	0	1	20	0.39
45–54	2	10	2	17	0.61
55–64	10	24	2	10	0.31
≥65	22	35	9	23	0.18

n = number of participants within age and gender groups with attribute. % = percentage of participants within the age and gender groups with attribute. Bold text indicates significance at <0.05 level.