Association between depressive symptoms and sarcopenia in Chinese elderly: A cross-sectional analysis of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.

ABSTRACT: Depression and sarcopenia, which had some common risk factors and shared some common pathological mechanisms, were one of the common comorbidities for elderly. Some studies had revealed the association between depressive symptom and sarcopenia, but studies on Chinese older adults still remained scarce and controversial. This article revealed the association between depressive symptoms and sarcopenia in Chinese elderly. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the 2018 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. The basic characteristics of participants between the sarcopenia and the non-sarcopenia group were compared by χ2 test. The association between depressive symptoms and sarcopenia was investigated using multivariate logistic regression. Subsequently, exploratory subgr

SUBMITTER: Huo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12599733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature