The combined effect of diabetes mellitus and sarcopenia on depression and cognitive function: insights from the CHARLS cohort, 2011-2020.
Eur Geriatr Med
; 2024 Sep 19.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and sarcopenia are bidirectionally linked and commonly co-occur among middle-aged and elderly individuals. This study aims to examine the combined effect of DM and sarcopenia on depressive symptoms and cognitive function.METHODS:
This was a nationwide cohort study using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The definition of DM was self-reported and based on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5% or fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥ 126 mg/dL. The diagnosis of sarcopenia was based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 algorithm. The outcomes included depressive symptoms assessed using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) and cognitive function. Multi-adjusted linear and logistic regression models were conducted to evaluate the combined effect of DM and sarcopenia on depression and cognitive performance.RESULTS:
9148 participants were included in the longitudinal analysis, with 45.5% being men and an average age of 57.4 years. 6987 (76.4%) participants had neither DM nor sarcopenia, 1076 (11.8%) had DM only, 983 (10.8%) had sarcopenia only, and 102 (1.1%) had both DM and sarcopenia. In the cross-sectional analysis, the DM (+)/Sarcopenia (+) group exhibited the highest CES-D-10 score (ß 2.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.26, 3.19) and the lowest cognitive score (ß - 1.02, 95% CI - 1.79, - 0.26) (P for trend < 0.05). In the longitudinal analysis, individuals in the DM (+)/Sarcopenia ( +) group had higher risks of moderate-to-severe depression (odds ratio (OR) 2.09, 95% CI 1.18, 3.71) and cognitive decline (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.19, 2.95) compared to the DM (-)/Sarcopenia (-) group. The population attributable fractions of DM and sarcopenia were 42.2% (95% CI 6.3, 90.4) for moderate-to-severe depression and 23.0% (95% CI 8.6, 39.3) for cognitive decline.CONCLUSION:
DM and sarcopenia additively increase the risk of moderate-to-severe depression and cognitive impairment, highlighting the importance of vigilant monitoring and management of these conditions to preserve mental health in middle-aged and elderly individuals.
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Eur Geriatr Med
Año:
2024
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China
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Suiza