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Table 3 Symptoms Experienced Frequently by Non-Frail and Frail Participants

From: Symptom-burden in people living with frailty and chronic kidney disease

 

Non-Frail

(n = 128)

Frail

(n = 225)

Difference in Frail vs. Non-Frail (%)

Loss of muscle strength, n (%)

20 (16)

125 (56)

↑40%

Bone/joint pain, n (%)

44 (34)

155 (69)

↑35%

Breathlessness, n (%)

13 (10)

94 (42)

↑32%

Tiredness, n (%)

40 (31)

137 (61)

↑30%

Cramp/muscle stiffness, n (%)

20 (16)

98 (44)

↑28%

Itching, n (%)

22 (17)

92 (41)

↑24%

Sleep disturbance, n (%)

35 (27)

113 (50)

↑23%

Feeling cold, n (%)

32 (25)

109 (48)

↑23%

Poor concentration, n (%)

11 (9)

61 (27)

↑18%

Urinary frequency, n (%)

64 (50)

145 (64)

↑14%

Restless legs, n (%)

18 (14)

59 (26)

↑12%

Loss of appetite, n (%)

3 (2)

29 (13)

↑11%

  1. Data presented as frequencies (%)