{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(10)"],"submitter":["Zhang T"],"funding":["Science and Technology Bureau of Yuhuan","Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Science and Technology Project"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate the associations between body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and cognitive function among Chinese elderly.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Community.<h4>Participants</h4>Data were obtained from the baseline survey of a community-based cohort in Zhejiang Province, and 9326 persons aged 60 years and older were enrolled.<h4>Primary outcome measures</h4>We investigated the association between BMI and cognition, and then explored the association between WHR and cognition across different quartiles of BMI.<h4>Results</h4>A sample of 9087 persons was used in this study, including 4375 men and 4712 women. Higher WHR increased cognitive impairment risk in those with BMI >25.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (OR (per 0.1 increase) 1.39; 95% CI 1.13 to 1.70). No statistically significant association was found in other BMI categories.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Higher WHR could increase the risk of cognitive impairment among elderly with BMI >25.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. Our results suggest that it could be of benefit to the elderly with high BMI to control WHR."],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pagination":["e022055"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6196809"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and cognitive function among Chinese elderly: a cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC6196809"],"pubmed_authors":["He F","Chen Q","Zhang T","Zhai Y","Ye C","Li F","Yan R","Ying X","Wang X","Lin J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and cognitive function among Chinese elderly: a cross-sectional study.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate the associations between body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and cognitive function among Chinese elderly.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Community.<h4>Participants</h4>Data were obtained from the baseline survey of a community-based cohort in Zhejiang Province, and 9326 persons aged 60 years and older were enrolled.<h4>Primary outcome measures</h4>We investigated the association between BMI and cognition, and then explored the association between WHR and cognition across different quartiles of BMI.<h4>Results</h4>A sample of 9087 persons was used in this study, including 4375 men and 4712 women. Higher WHR increased cognitive impairment risk in those with BMI >25.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (OR (per 0.1 increase) 1.39; 95% CI 1.13 to 1.70). No statistically significant association was found in other BMI categories.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Higher WHR could increase the risk of cognitive impairment among elderly with BMI >25.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. Our results suggest that it could be of benefit to the elderly with high BMI to control WHR.","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Oct","modification":"2026-06-06T20:37:26.938Z","creation":"2019-03-27T00:04:10Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6196809","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30341119"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022055"]}}