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Table 2 Completion of physical assessments

From: The feasibility of assessing frailty and sarcopenia in hospitalised older people: a comparison of commonly used tools

 

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

  1. 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
  2. bPatients declined n = 25, technical difficulty with machine n = 22, patient unavailable n = 21, contraindication (pacemaker, leg ulcers, etc.) n = 16