Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of screening tools to expedite assessment of frailty in people receiving haemodialysis

Handgrip (Kg)

0.71 (0.59–0.83)

0.001

0.42

0.36

≤ 21.17

18 (23.7)

90%

46%

0.49

0.89

1.67

0.22

Gait speed (m/s)

0.89 (0.81–0.98)

< 0.001

0.78

0.68

≤ 0.85

38 (50.7)

75%

93%

0.86

0.87

10.14

0.27

TUG (s)

0.90 (0.80–0.99)

< 0.001

0.79

0.74

≥ 10.88

30 (40.5)

89%

85%

0.76

0.93

6.06

0.13

STS-5 (s)

0.86 (0.75–0.96)

<0.001

0.71

0.64

≥ 15.65

30 (42.3)

87%

77%

0.64

0.93

3.80

0.17

SF-36 PF (score)

0.78 (0.67–0.89)

< 0.001

0.56

0.49

≤ 42.5

40 (54.1)

64%

85%

0.71

0.80

4.31

0.42

SF-36 PCS (score)

0.76 (0.64–0.88)

< 0.001

0.52

0.47

≤ 32.3

27 (37)

80%

67%

0.59

0.85

2.41

0.29

IPAQ (METs/min/week)

0.84 (0.75–0.94)

< 0.001

0.68

0.61

≤ 99

25 (32.9)

90%

71%

0.64

0.92

3.13

0.15

FES (score)

0.84 (0.74–0.94)

< 0.001

0.68

0.61

≥ 21

33 (43.4)

82%

79%

0.69

0.88

3.95

0.23