Publication Name	World Journal of Nephrology
Manuscript ID	10667
Country	United States

Received	2014-04-13 15:19
Peer-Review Started	2014-04-13 17:09
To Make the First Decision	2014-06-06 10:58
Return for Revision	2014-06-10 09:20
Revised	2014-06-17 00:00
Second Decision	2014-07-15 15:00
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-15 15:16
Articles in Press	2014-07-15 17:08
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-10-19 20:47

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Category	Rehabilitation
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Gait speed and hospitalization among ambulatory hemodialysis patients: USRDS special study data
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nancy G Kutner, Rebecca Zhang, Yijian Huang and Haimanot Wasse
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number ational Institutes of Health contract HHSN267200715004C N01-DK-7-5004(to Dr. Kutner)
Corresponding Author	Nancy G Kutner, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. nkutner@emory.edu
Key Words	Falls; Gait speed; Hemodialysis; Hospitalization; Walking disability
Core Tip	Walking places demands on the heart, lungs, circulatory, nervous, and musculoskeletal systems. Studies of older adults support the prognostic importance of slowed gait speed for the risk of poor health and function, including hospitalization. However, little is known about the association of gait speed with hemodialysis (HD) patient outcomes. The usual gait speed of 668 HD patients was measured in a United States Renal Data System special study. Slowed gait speed--apart from, as well as in conjunction with, recent fall history--was associated with HD patients’ hospitalization for multiple causes. Gait speed may be a useful monitoring tool in the HD clinical setting.
Publish Date	2014-10-19 20:47
Citation	Kutner NG, Zhang R, Huang H, Wasse H. Gait speed and hospitalization among ambulatory hemodialysis patients: USRDS special study data. World J Nephrol 2014; 3(3): 101-106
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v3/i3/101.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.101

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