Associations between sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and the phases of sarcopenia to severe sarcopenia: findings from the WCHAT study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia not only leads to impaired physical function but also may be associated with changes in sleep and mental health as individuals age. Research on the relationships between sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression and adult-onset sarcopenia is limited, however, with no reports of the associations between them and different severity of sarcopenia. The objective of this research endeavor is to investigate the associations between sarcopenia and sleep disturbances, anxiety, as well as depression, within a multi-ethnic population in western China.

Method

We conducted a cross-sectional study consisting of 4,500 participants from the WCHAT study. The diagnostic method recommended by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia in 2019 was used to screen for sarcopenia

SUBMITTER: Xu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12424590 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature