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Background Decreased muscle strength and/or depression with aging are emerging as important public health concerns in both developed and developing countries. This study investigated the effects of low handgrip strength (HGS) and depression on the risk of all-cause mortality in Korean older adults. Methods Data from 13,901 Korean adults (57% women) who participated in the 2008 baseline survey and...
Aim
To examine the association between depressive symptoms and all‐cause mortality in a population‐based prospective study.
Methods
Data from the 2008 baseline and 2011 follow‐up assessments of the Living Profiles of Older People Survey involving 14 976 Korean adults aged ≥60 years (59% women) were used. Depressive symptoms were defined as a score of ≥8 on the self‐administered Korean version of...
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