Absence of risk of sarcopenia protects cancer patients from fatigue.

Cleidiana S BarretoThaís C BorgesNathalia P ValentinoTatyanne L N GomesJéssika D P SoaresJéssika M SiqueiraClaude PichardAlessandro Laviano Gustavo Duarte Pimentel

Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

In patients with cancer, 35% presented risk of sarcopenia and of these 87% had fatigue. In addition, the absence of sarcopenia was considered protective against fatigue.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
sleep quality
community dwelling
depressive symptoms
physical activity