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Table 1 Dialysis risk of falls index

From: Associations between the measures of physical function, risk of falls and the quality of life in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Topic

Check

Score

Age

≥80 years old

 

⎕ Yes

1.5

⎕ No

0

Serum C-reactive Protein

≥3.0 mg/dL

 

⎕ Yes

2.0

⎕ No

0

Risk for malnutrition

< 24 on 30

 

⎕ Yes

0.5

⎕ No

0

Physical examinations

Standing balance

 

- Side-by-side stand

 

⎕ 10 s

⎕ 1

  
 

⎕ < 10 s

⎕ 0

  
 

- Semi-tandem stand

 
 

⎕ 10 s

⎕ 1

  
 

⎕ < 10 s

⎕ 0

  
 

- Full-tandem stand

 
 

⎕ 10 s

⎕ 2

⎕ < 8 points

2.5

 

⎕ 3–9.9 s

⎕ 1

  
 

⎕ < 3 s

⎕ 0

⎕ 9–10 points

2.0

 

6MWT

   
 

⎕ > 350 m

⎕ 4

⎕ 11–12 points

0

 

⎕ 300–350 m

⎕ 2

  
 

⎕ < 300 m

⎕ 0

  
 

STS

   
 

⎕ < 11.19 s

⎕ 4

  
 

⎕ 11.20–13.69 s

⎕ 3

  
 

⎕ 13.70–16.69 s

⎕ 2

  
 

⎕ 16.70–49.99 s

⎕ 1

  
 

⎕ > 50 s or impossible

⎕ 0

  

Handgrip force

Male < 26 kg, female < 18 kg

   
 

⎕ Yes

  

1.5

 

⎕ No

  

0

Intra-dialytic hypotension

MAP decrease > 9.99 mmHg

   
 

⎕ Yes

  

1.5

 

⎕ No

  

0

Risk of falls assessment

Tinetti < 11 on 12 points

   
 

⎕ Yes

  

2.5

 

⎕ No

  

0

Total score

   

/12

  1. Abbreviations: 6MWT six-minute walking test, MAP mean arterial pressure, STS sit-to-stand test