Sarcopenia and dynapenia is correlated to worse quality of life perception in middle-aged and older adults with Parkinson's disease.
Jarson Pedro da Costa PereiraJosé Reginaldo Alves de Queiroz JúniorLuís César de MedeirosGleyce Kelly Araújo BezerraIsabella Valois Pedrosa PortoPoliana Coelho CabralMarcella Campos Lima da LuzCláudia Porto Sabino Pinho RamiroRocio Ayala RomeroPublished in: Nutritional neuroscience (2023)
The presence of sarcopenia, dynapenia, low gait speed, disease duration, and severity had an impact on higher scores in the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, indicating a worsening perception of quality of life.