Assessment of the components of sarcopenia and quality of life perceived of individuals on hemodialysis

Abstract

Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia in individuals aged 50 years or older on hemodialysis; to verify the association between sarcopenia and sociodemographic, clinical, anthropometric factors, components of sarcopenia and quality of life (QoL); and to correlate the components of sarcopenia with QoL. Methods: Participated 83 individuals on hemodialysis. Sarcopenia was established according to the current European consensus. Dynamometry to determine strength, calf circumference (CC) and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMMI) to obtain muscle mass and gait speed (GS) for physical performance. For QoL used the WHOQOL-bref. Results: the prevalence of sarcopenia was 32.6% (CC) and 18.1% (ASMMI). There was no association between sarcopenia and QoL. Both handgrip strength (r=0.25) and GS (r=0.36) showed a correlation with physical domain. Conclusions: sarcopenia was expressive, and the aspects of functionality determine the physical impairment in this population.

Quality of Life, Sarcopenia and Nutritional Status in Patients with Esophagogastric Tumors before and after Neoadjuvant Therapy

“…This is supported by the results of recent studies that found an association of HRQoL and sarcopenia in patients with heart failure and patients with colorectal cancer [ 45 , 68 ]. Another recent study by Celoto et al could not find a correlation between HRQoL and muscle mass in patients undergoing hemodialysis, which seems plausible as this condition differs vastly from cancer [ 69 ]. A study in patients with liver cell cancer, however, also found a correlation between sarcopenia and HRQoL in a prospective study [ 70 ].…”