Associations of body mass index and sarcopenia with screen-detected mild cognitive impairment in older adults in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

More research is required to understand associations of body mass index (BMI) and sarcopenia with cognition, especially in Latin America. The objective of this study was to investigate associations of BMI and sarcopenia with mild cognitive impairment in Colombia.

Design setting and participants

Data were from the National Survey of Health, Wellbeing and Aging in Colombia (SABE Colombia, in Spanish). Community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older were invited to participate.

Methods

Trained interviewers administered a shorter version of the mini-mental state examination and mild cognitive impairment was defined as a score of 12 or less out of 19. Body mass index was defined using standard cut-offs. Sarcopenia was defined as low grip strength

SUBMITTER: O'Donovan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9623159 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature