Depression-Related Nutritional Risk and Physical Performance in Middle- to Older-Aged Adults: Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of Tree-Based and Regression Approaches - Summary - MDSpire
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Depression-Related Nutritional Risk and Physical Performance in Middle- to Older-Aged Adults: Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of Tree-Based and Regression Approaches
To examine the cross-sectional associations between depressive symptoms, nutritional risk, and lower-extremity physical performance among community-dwelling middle- to older-aged adults, and to compare a tree-based exploratory approach with conventional regression methods.
Key Findings:
Depressive symptoms are prevalent among adults aged 50 years and older and are associated with nutritional vulnerability and functional decline.
Greater depressive symptom severity correlates with higher nutritional risk and poorer lower-extremity physical performance.
Tree-based exploratory methods may reveal patterns not captured by conventional regression.
Interpretation:
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Limitations:
Selection bias may have occurred due to convenience sampling.
Participants may have been healthier or more motivated than nonparticipants.
Conclusion:
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