Nutritional status mediates the relationship between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment: findings from the WCHAT study

• Published in: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 3215 - 3222
• Main Authors: Hu, Fengjuan, Liu, Hu, Liu, Xiaolei, Jia, Shuli, Zhao, Wanyu, Zhou, Lixing, Zhao, Yunli, Hou, Lisha, Xia, Xin, Dong, Birong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Science and Business Media LLC 01.12.2021; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aging; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Dysfunction; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nutritional Status; Older people; Original; Original Article; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Sarcopenia; Nutrition; Cognitive function; Older adults

Background Sarcopenia is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults. However, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Aim To explore the mediating role of nutritional status in the relationship between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment. Methods Three thousand eight hundred an...