<p>Associations between obesity and cognitive impairment in the Chinese elderly: an observational study</p>

2019127 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Qingtao Hou · The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Guan Yang · The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Weihua Yu · Chongqing Medical University

Xintong Liu · The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Lihua Wu · Chongqing Medical University

Mingzhao Xiao · The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Abstract

Overweight is associated with a decreased risk of cognitive impairment in the Chinese elderly, while abdominal obesity is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment independent of conventional sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related comorbid factors.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Nutrition and Health in Aging Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volume Volume 14, pp. 367-373

DOI: 10.2147/cia.s192050

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