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Emotional Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Age-Related Alterations in Male Body Composition: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Men's Health 40+ Study

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2017
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Walther, A., Philipp, M., Lozza, N., & Ehlert, U. (2017). Emotional Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Age-Related Alterations in Male Body Composition: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Men’s Health 40+ Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1075. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01075

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More depressive symptoms and low emotional support have been related to worse body composition. Body composition significantly deteriorates in aging men. Therefore, we aimed to examine whether high emotional support and low depressive symptoms are associated with better body composition and a decelerated age-related deterioration of body composition in aging men. A cross-sectional analysis including 269 self-reporting healthy men aged between 40 and 75 years living in the German-speaking part of Switzerland was conducted. Participants

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  • Walther, Andreas
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  • Philipp, Michel
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  • Lozza, Niclà
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  • Ehlert, Ulrike
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8

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1075

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2017-07-21

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1664-1078

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80 since deposited on 2017-07-21
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146 since deposited on 2017-07-21
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Walther, A., Philipp, M., Lozza, N., & Ehlert, U. (2017). Emotional Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Age-Related Alterations in Male Body Composition: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Men’s Health 40+ Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1075. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01075

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