Associations between the Severity of Sarcopenia and Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Raquel Fábrega-Cuadros, Fidel Hita-Contreras, Antonio Martínez-Amat, José Daniel Jiménez-García, Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa, Leyre Lavilla-Lerma, Patricia Alexandra García-Garro, Francisco Álvarez-Salvago and Agustín Aibar-Almazán
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Raquel Fábrega-Cuadros: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Fidel Hita-Contreras: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Antonio Martínez-Amat: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
José Daniel Jiménez-García: MOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11003 Cádiz, Spain
Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Leyre Lavilla-Lerma: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Patricia Alexandra García-Garro: GIP Pedagogy Research Group, Faculty of Distance and Virtual Education, Antonio José Camacho University Institution, Santiago de Cali 760001, Colombia
Francisco Álvarez-Salvago: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of Valencia, 46112 Valencia, Spain
Agustín Aibar-Almazán: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the associations between severity of sarcopenia and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 304 older-adult participants was used to assess the severity of sarcopenia by measuring muscle strength (handgrip dynamometer), muscle mass (bioelectrical impedance analysis), and physical performance (Timed Up-and-Go test). The generic 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to evaluate HRQoL. Anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) as well as age were considered as possible confounders. Probable sarcopenia was determined by low muscle strength; confirmed sarcopenia was defined by the presence of both low muscle strength and muscle mass; and severe sarcopenia was defined by low muscle strength and mass along with poor physical performance. (3) Results: The linear regression analysis showed that the presence of probable sarcopenia was associated with the SF-36 domains physical role (adjusted R 2 = 0.183), general health (adjusted R 2 = 0.290), and social functioning (adjusted R 2 = 0.299). As for the SF-36 mental (MCS) and physical (PCS) component summary scores, probable sarcopenia, as well as depression and anxiety, remained associated with MCS (adjusted R 2 = 0.518), and these three variables, together with age, were linked to PCS (adjusted R 2 = 0.340). (4) Conclusions: Probable sarcopenia, but not confirmed or severe sarcopenia, was independently associated with poor HRQoL. More precisely, it was related to PCS and MCS, as well as to the physical role, general health, and social functioning of SF-36 domains.

Keywords: sarcopenia; older adults; quality of life; anxiety; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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