Sarcopenia-defining parameters, but not sarcopenia, are associated with cognitive domains in middle-aged and older European men.
Nadjia AminiJolan DupontLaurence LapauwLaura VercauterenLeen AntonioTerence W O'NeillDirk VanderschuerenNeil PendletonGiulia RastrelliMario MaggiFelipe F CasanuevaJolanta Słowikowska-HilczerMargus PunabIlpo T HuhtaniemiFrederick C W WuSabine VerschuerenJos TournoyEvelien GielenPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2023)
Sarcopenia was not associated with cognitive performance in this population, whereas several components of sarcopenia were associated with domain-specific cognitive performance. Longitudinally, baseline and change in subdomains of cognition predicted change in muscle function in specific subgroups.