Clarifying the relationship between sarcopenia and depression in geriatric outpatients

OBJECTIVE: We investigate the relationship between sarcopenia components and depression in geriatric outpatients, considering the effects of potential confounding factors.

METHODS: Adults ≥60 years of age were selected from outpatient clinics. Muscle strength was assessed using handgrip strength (HGS) measured using a hydraulic hand dynamometer and chair stand test (CSST). Physical performance was evaluated by usual gait speed (UGS), nutritional status, and frailty were screened by mini-nutritional assessment (MNA) questionnaire and FRAIL scale. Depression was diagnosed through a psychiatric interview and the administration of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

RESULTS: Participants with depression were similar to participants without depression regarding age (p = .055), education (p = .095), frailty (p = .857), and HGS scores (p = .053). The group with depression had longer CSST duration (p = .023), slower UGS (p =  .027), and more malnutrition (p = .001). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that only the malnutrition was independently associated factor with depression after adjusting for confounding factors.

CONCLUSIONS: Depression is associated with malnutrition and some components of sarcopenia in geriatric outpatients. Our results revealed that sarcopenia might be associated with depression through malnutrition. If malnutrition lasts for a long time, sarcopenia may become evident in the later stages of depression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male - 24(2021), 1 vom: 04. Dez., Seite 29-36

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Delibaş, Dursun Hakan [VerfasserIn]
Eşkut, Neslihan [VerfasserIn]
İlhan, Birkan [VerfasserIn]
Erdoğan, Esin [VerfasserIn]
Top Kartı, Dilek [VerfasserIn]
Yılmaz Küsbeci, Özge [VerfasserIn]
Bahat, Gülistan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

 strength
Depression
Journal Article
Malnutrition
Older adults
Sarcopenia

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Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 24.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13685538.2021.1936482

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326991557