ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2021
Longitudinal Body Weight Change, Visit-To-Visit Body Weight Fluctuation, and Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults.
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- Association of cognition with leptin and vascular endothelial growth factor in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Trial
- Investigating the impact of body weight changes and blood lipids on risk for mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a prospective cohort study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Association between BMI trajectories in late-middle age and subsequent dementia risk in older age: a 26-year population-based cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Association Between Late-Life Weight Change and Dementia: A Population-based Cohort Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Article
- Association of Long-Term Body Weight Variability With Dementia: A Prospective Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe evidence regarding dementia and late-life weight change is inconsistent, and data on body weight fluctuation and dementia are limited.
objectiveTo test the hypothesis that weight loss and substantial weight fluctuation predict cognitive decline independent of body weight and traditional risk factors of dementia.
methodsThis study utilized longitudinal data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center for 10,639 stroke- and dementia-free older adults (60.9%female, mean age 71.6 years, median follow-up 5.5 years). Trends in weight change and weight fluctuation were estimated for each individual by regressing repeated body weight measurements on time. Cognitive decline was examined as diagnostic progression from normal to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia and from MCI to dementia.
resultsCompared to participants with stable weight, those with weight loss had increased odds of diagnostic progression (adjusted OR = 1.35, 95%CI [1.21, 1.51]). Also, large weight fluctuation was associated with increased odds of diagnostic progression (OR comparing the extreme quartiles = 1.20, 95%CI [1.04, 1.39]) after adjusting for traditional risk factors for dementia and body weight change. The magnitude of the association appeared larger among those older than 80 and those with 3 or more cardiometabolic risk factors at baseline (both p for interaction < 0.05).
conclusionWeight loss and substantial weight fluctuation during late-life were associated with increased odds of cognitive decline independent of body weight and traditional risk factors of dementia. Our results suggested the linkage between late-life body weight instability and cognitive decline especially among those with greater age or higher cardiometabolic risk.
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