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Body mass index trajectories and associations with cognitive decline in people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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- Distinct associations between body mass index and polyunsaturated fatty acids in dementia with Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer's disease.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
- Intrinsic capacity in Lewy body dementia: a review.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Review
- Body weight trajectories from midlife are associated with cognitive decline in advanced age.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intrinsic capacity in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies compared with those with Alzheimer's disease: A cross-sectional study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Article
- A genome-wide association study identifies a novel East Asian-specific locus for dementia with Lewy bodies in Japanese subjects.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Predictors of two-year mortality in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Body mass index trajectories and associations with cognitive decline in people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease.Health science reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: In older adults with dementia, low body mass index (BMI) is associated with higher mortality and other adverse health outcomes. BMI or nutritional status trajectories from diagnosis have not yet been well described in dementia, especially in people with Lewy body dementia (LBD); a group that has a poorer prognosis. With this study, we aimed to evaluate the BMI trajectory in people diagnosed with mild LBD and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: The Dementia Study of Western Norway is a cohort study with annual assessments. Five-year measurements of BMI from 196 patients (LBD = 85 and AD = 111) diagnosed with mild dementia were analyzed using adjusted linear mixed-effects models. Results: There were no differences between LBD and AD in baseline BMI, age, or mini-mental status examination (MMSE). During the follow-up, we observed a significant decrease in BMI in the LBD group across the study period (estimation [Est.]: -0.63, SE: 0.14; Conclusion: In LBD, BMI significantly decreased with disease progression. In addition, low cognitive performance was associated with a reduction in BMI. These results highlight the importance of BMI evaluation in people with dementia, particularly patients diagnosed with LBD, and suggest that patients with LBD could be targeted for dietary intervention to maintain body weight.
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