Higher risk of dementia in English older individuals who are overweight or obese.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several risk factors contribute to dementia, but the role of obesity remains unclear. This study investigated whether increased body weight or central obesity were associated with a higher risk of developing dementia in a representative sample of older English adults.

Methods

We studied 6582 participants from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) who were aged ≥50 years and were dementia-free at baseline, that being either wave 1 (2002-2003) for study members who started at wave 1, or at either wave 2 (2004-2005) or 4 (2008-2009) for those who began the study as refreshment samples. Body mass index (BMI) was measured at baseline and categorized into normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) and obese (≥30 kg/m2). Central obesity was def

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660153 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature