Body mass index trajectories and the risk for Alzheimer's disease among older adults.

ABSTRACT: The effect of body mass index (BMI) changes and variability on the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear. We analyzed 45,076 participants, whose BMI were measured on phase 1 (2002-2003), phase 2 (2004-2005), and phase 3 (2006-2007), of the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort. We evaluated the effect of 2- and 4-year BMI changes and BMI variability on the risk of AD using Cox regression models. In men, association between 2-year BMI changes, BMI variability, and the risk of AD was not significant. Risk of AD was higher in men whose BMI had decreased 10.1-15.0% over 4 years. In women, aHRs and 95% CIs for AD were 1.14 (1.02-1.29), 1.44 (1.17-1.79), and 1.51 (1.09-2.09) when 2-year BMI loss was 5.1-10.0%, 10.1-15.0%, and > 15.0%. The HRs for AD in wome

SUBMITTER: Kang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7862316 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature