Assessment of the components of sarcopenia and quality of life perceived of individuals on hemodialysis.

Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia in individuals aged 50 years or older on hemodialysis; to verify the association between sarcopenia and sociodemographic, clinical, anthropometric factors, components of sarcopenia and quality of life (QoL); and to correlate the components of sarcopenia with QoL.

Methods: Participated 83 individuals on hemodialysis. Sarcopenia was established according to the current European consensus.