Effects of diabetes and obesity on cognitive impairment and mortality in older mexicans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes is a risk factor for dementia and mortality, while obesity later in life is associated with a reduced risk. Their co-occurrence, diabesity, is common, but its association with dementia and mortality is unclear.

Methods

Using data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study, we used multinomial logistic regression to examine the associations of diabetes and body mass index (BMI), and diabesity, in 2012, with cognitive impairment and mortality in 2018, among participants aged ≥60 years with normal cognition at baseline (n = 7,885).

Results

Diabetes was associated with cognitive impairment, compared to not having diabetes (RRR=1.83, 95% CI=1.48-2.26). BMI was not associated with cognitive impairment. Regarding mortality, diabetes was associated with an in

SUBMITTER: Milani SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810632 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature