THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT BODY COMPOSITION TYPES AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER ADULTS

Volume 33, Number 2 (2023)

Eglė Sadauskaitė-Pėlikienė, Dorė Orentaitė, Justina Kilaitė, Asta Mastavičiūtė Abstract Objectives: To examine the association between diffe­rent body composition types and depressive symptoms in the elderly. Patients and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in outpatient clinic based in Vil­nius and included community dwelling men and women aged ≥65 years. The exclusion criteria were: moderate…

SARCOPENIA OF AGING

Volume 31, Number 2 (2021)

Kostas Stiklioraitis, Simas Stiklioraitis, Liveta Sereikaitė, Monika Jasinskaitė, Žilvinas Krivickas, Ali Aldujeli Abstract Background. Sarcopenia is an age-related condition, defined by the muscle decline, impaired physical function, and deterioration in muscle tissue quality. The main cause for the interest of Sarcopenia is the apparent association of this disease with patient morbidity, mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and…