Associations of five obesity indicators with cognitive performance in 30,697 Taiwan Biobank participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity adversely influences the central nervous system and cognitive functions. However, the relationship between various obesity indicators and cognitive performance remains controversial. It is unclear which obesity indicator is more relevant to cognitive impairment.

Methods

The Taiwan Biobank (TWB) administered the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) to 30,697 participants (12,094 males and 18,603 females) aged 60 to 70 years. A total of 3,454 (11.25%) individuals with MMSE < = 24 were classified as having poor cognitive performance. This cross-sectional study investigates the associations of five obesity indicators with cognitive performance. Five separate logistic regression models were fitted for males and another five for females

SUBMITTER: Lin WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641815 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature