Body composition and changes in health-related quality of life in older age: a 10-year follow-up of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.
Tuija M MikkolaHannu KautiainenMikaela B von BonsdorffMinna K SalonenNiko WaseniusEero KajantieJohan G ErikssonPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)
In older community-dwelling adults, higher fat mass is, independent of lean mass, associated with lower physical HRQoL and greater decline in HRQoL. Prevention of adiposity may contribute to preservation of a good quality of life in older age.