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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Associations between the Severity of Sarcopenia and Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Raquel Fábrega-cuadrosJosé Daniel Jiménez-garcíaAlexander Achalandabaso-ochoaAntonio Martínez-amatFrancisco ÁLvarez-salvagoLeyre Lavilla-lermaFidel Hita-contrerasAgustín Aibar-almazánPatricia Alexandra García-garro

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GerontologySarcopeniaCalidad de vidaHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisAncianoHospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleArticlesarcopenia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifeDepresiónHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineDepression (differential diagnoses)older adultsAgedHealth related quality of lifeHand Strengthbusiness.industryConfoundingRPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseanxietyPsicologíahumanitiesCross-Sectional Studiesquality of lifeSarcopeniadepressionMedicineAnxietyIndependent Livingmedicine.symptombusinessBioelectrical impedance analysishuman activities030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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(1) Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the associations between severity of sarcopenia and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 304 older-adult participants was used to assess the severity of sarcopenia by measuring muscle strength (handgrip dynamometer), muscle mass (bioelectrical impedance analysis), and physical performance (Timed Up-and-Go test). The generic 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to evaluate HRQoL. Anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) as well as age were considered as possible confounders. Probable sarcopenia was determined by low muscle strength

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-07-01International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph18158026http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158026