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Cognitive Decline, Body Mass Index, and Waist Circumference in Community-Dwelling Elderly Participants

Jorge Mario Rodríguez-Fernández, Emily Danies, José M. Martínez-Ortega, William Chen

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology · 2017 · 55 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

In the elderly individuals, lean mass, as measured by BMI adjusted for WC, was associated with reduced risk of cognitive decline. Loss of lean mass and gain of fat mass, as measured by WC adjusted for BMI, were associated with elevated risk of cognitive decline.

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