Associations of body habitus and its changes with incident dementia in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), as well as their short- and long-term changes over time, with incident dementia in older individuals.

Methods

Data came from 18,837 community-dwelling individuals aged 65+ years from Australia and the United States, who were relatively healthy without major cognitive impairment at enrolment. Anthropometric measures were prospectively assessed at baseline, as well as change and variability from baseline to year two (three time-points). In a subgroup (n = 11,176), self-reported weight at age 18 and 70+ years was investigated. Dementia cases satisfied DSM-IV criteria. Cox regression was used to examine the associations between anthropometric measures and incident risk of demen

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11018504 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature