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Association of cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms and sarcopenia among healthy older men in the veterans retirement community in southern Taiwan: A cross-sectional study.
- Source :
- Geriatrics & Gerontology International; Feb2014 Supplement, Vol. 14, p102-108, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Aim To evaluate the association of cognitive impairment, depressive mood and sarcopenia among older men living in the veterans retirement community in southern Taiwan Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 353 men aged 65 years and older. In addition to demographic characteristics, all participants were measured for gait speed, handgrip strength and muscle mass by using bioelectrical impedance analysis ( BIA). The diagnosis of sarcopenia was made according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria. Slow walking speed was defined as ≤0.8 meter/second. Low muscle strength was defined as the handgrip strength less than 22.5 kg which was adjusted according to Taiwanese norms. A height-adjusted muscle mass of 8.87 kg/m2 from a previous Taiwanese study was defined as low muscle mass. Cognitive function was evaluated by the Mini- Mental State Examination ( MMSE), and the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 ( GDS-15) was used for screening of depressive symptoms. Results Among the 353 participants (mean age 82.7 ± 5.3 years), 30.9% (109/353) were classified as sarcopenic. Multivariate logistic regression showed that sarcopenia was independently associated with cognitive impairment (adjusted OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.63-5.65, P < 0.001) and depressive symptoms (adjusted OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.03-4.89, P = 0.04). Conclusions Sarcopenia was significantly associated with cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms among otherwise healthy older men living in the veterans retirement community. Further outcome study is required to explore the interrelationship of cognition, depressive symptoms and sarcopenia in older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2014; 14 (Suppl. 1): 102-108. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GRIP strength
ALGORITHMS
CHI-squared test
COGNITION disorders
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
DIAGNOSIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXERCISE tests
FISHER exact test
GAIT in humans
BIOELECTRIC impedance
VETERANS
MUSCLE contraction
MUSCULAR atrophy
RESEARCH funding
RETIREMENT
T-test (Statistics)
WALKING
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
INDEPENDENT living
CROSS-sectional method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14441586
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Geriatrics & Gerontology International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 93896036
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12221