The Association between cognitive impairment and anthropometric indices among the elderly: birjand longitudinal aging study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The population of older adults has been consistently on the rise. We aimed to assess the possible relationship between cognitive decline and anthropometric indices in older adults, using data from the Birjand longitudinal aging study (BLAS).

Methods

In this cross-sectional research, the association between cognitive impairment as determined by two tests (Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT)) and (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)) and anthropometric indices including waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist to height ratio (WHtR), waist to hip ratio (WHR), body roundness index (BRI), and a body shape index (ABSI) were assessed among 1353 elderly ≥ 60 years old, participating in the BLAS cohort study (September 2018 to April 2019). Ordinal an

SUBMITTER: Ramezani Kashal F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196492 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature