The potential association between depressive symptoms and dynapenia–ie muscle
weakness–is limited to few, mainly cross-sectional, studies. We use SHARE (Survey on …

Objectives The aim of the current study was to assess the associations between dynapenia
and the onset and persistence of depression and anxiety among older adults. Methods This …

Background Age-related decline in muscle strength, dynapenia, is linked to serious adverse
health outcomes. Evidence on the determinants of muscle strength decline in the oldest old …

Objective Fatigability is the degree to which performance decreases during a specific activity
of a given intensity and duration. Depression is known to heighten subjective fatigue, but …

Dynapenia is a key contributor to physical frailty. Cognitive impairment and dementia
accompany frailty, yet links between skeletal muscle and neurocognition are poorly …

In 2008, we published an article arguing that the age-related loss of muscle strength is only
partially explained by the reduction in muscle mass and that other physiologic factors …

There is increasing evidence for an association between low muscular strength and
depressive symptoms. In this review the existing literature on the association between …

Objective Few population studies have examined the association between skeletal muscle
and depressive symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine whether low muscle mass …

Background Epidemiological studies demonstrate an association between diabetes and low
neuromuscular strength (NMS). However, none have grouped participants into nondiabetics …

Background Evidence regarding the associations between muscle strength in different parts
of the body and depression is lacking. This study examined whether poor muscle strength is …