Greater BMI across the lifespan is associated with better midlife cognition: The Bogalusa Heart Study.

ABSTRACT: Studies of adiposity and cognition's relationship have been highly mixed, depending on points in the lifespan when adiposity and cognition were measured, primarily with low Black American representation. Therefore, we examined the association between adiposity (from early to mid-life) and mid-life cognition in an Black American (BA) and White American longitudinal cohort to address these literature gaps. The Bogalusa Heart Study has followed participants from childhood to adulthood since 1973. Adiposity was measured via body mass index (BMI) at roughly biannual visits from 1973-2016 and cognition was measured in 1295 participants between 2013- 2016. Cognition included Logical Memory I, II and II Recognition, Digit Spans Forward and Backward, Trail Making Tests A and B, and a global composi

SUBMITTER: Gwizdala KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature