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

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…