Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association Between Cancer and Depressive Symptomatology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.3. Covariates
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
SHARE | Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe |
CAPI | Computer-assisted personal interviewing |
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Mean (SD) or n (%) | ||||
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Total (n = 41,666) | Male (n = 17,986) | Female (n = 23,680) | p | |
Age (years) | 70.65 (9.14) | 71.12 (8.77) | 70.29 (9.40) | <0.001 |
Grip strength (kg) | 32.04 (11.18) | 40.68 (9.93) | 25.47 (6.72) | <0.001 |
EURO-D score | 2.32 (2.16) | 1.90 (1.95) | 2.63 (2.25) | <0.001 |
EURO-D ≥ 4 Yes [n (%)] No [n (%)] | 10,523 (25.3) 31,143 (74.7) | 3295 (18.3) 14,691 (81.7) | 7228 (30.5) 16,452 (69.5) | <0.001 |
MPA [n (%)] <1x/week 1/week >1/week | 7696 (18.5) 6215 (14.9) 27,755 (66.6) | 3166 (17.6) 2695 (15.0) 12,125 (67.4) | 4530 (19.1) 3520 (14.9) 15,630 (66.0) | <0.001 |
VPA [n (%)] <1x/week 1/week >1/week | 21,788 (52.3) 6326 (15.2) 13,552 (32.5) | 8719 (48.5) 2699 (14.5, 15.0) 6568 (36.5) | 13,069 (55.2) 3627 (15.3) 6984 (29.5) | <0.001 |
Cancer Yes [n (%)] No [n (%)] | 2117 (5.1) 39,549 (94.9) | 1032 (5.7) 16,954 (94.3) | 1085 (4.6) 22,595 (95.4) | <0.001 |
Depressive Symptoms (EURO-D 12 Score) | ||||||
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Total Sample | Male | Female | ||||
r | p | r | p | r | p | |
Grip strength | −0.254 | <0.001 | −0.193 | <0.001 | −0.210 | <0.001 |
Depressive Symptoms (EURO-D 12 Score) | ||||||
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Total | Male | Female | ||||
Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | |
With Cancer | 3.03 (2.31) | <0.001 | 2.66 (2.2) | <0.001 | 3.39 (2.24) | <0.001 |
Without Cancer | 2.28 (2.14) | 1.86 (1.9) | 2.59 (2.40) |
Depressive Symptoms (EURO-D 12 Score) | ||||||
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Total Sample | Male | Female | ||||
B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | |
Cancer (X) | 1.09 | 0.81, 1.37 | 1.65 | 1.13, 2.17 | 1.17 | 0.66, 1.68 |
Grip Strength (W) | −0.04 | −0.04, −0.04 | −0.02 | −0.03, −0.02 | −0.05 | −0.06, −0.05 |
Cancer Grip Strength | −0.01 | −0.02, −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.04, −0.01 | −0.02 | −0.04, 0.00 |
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Veiga, D.; de Maio Nascimento, M.; Peralta, M.; R. Gouveia, É.; Marques, A. Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association Between Cancer and Depressive Symptomatology. Healthcare 2025, 13, 715. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070715
Veiga D, de Maio Nascimento M, Peralta M, R. Gouveia É, Marques A. Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association Between Cancer and Depressive Symptomatology. Healthcare. 2025; 13(7):715. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070715
Chicago/Turabian StyleVeiga, Diogo, Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Miguel Peralta, Élvio R. Gouveia, and Adilson Marques. 2025. "Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association Between Cancer and Depressive Symptomatology" Healthcare 13, no. 7: 715. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070715
APA StyleVeiga, D., de Maio Nascimento, M., Peralta, M., R. Gouveia, É., & Marques, A. (2025). Moderating Effect of Muscular Strength in the Association Between Cancer and Depressive Symptomatology. Healthcare, 13(7), 715. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13070715