ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Association of BMI trajectories and healthy aging among Chinese older adults: a national cohort study.
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Abstract
Objectives: We aimed to explore the association between body mass index (BMI) trajectories and subsequent healthy aging in Chinese older adults. Methods: A prospective, population-based cohort study. Older adults (≥60 years) from the Chinese Longitudinal Health and Longevity Survey with three measurements of BMI (2008, 2011, 2014) were eligible for follow-up. Healthy aging was evaluated in 2018 and was defined as being free of major chronic diseases, no physical limitations, no cognitive impairment, and good mental health. We identified BMI trajectories by latent class growth modeling and explored their association with healthy aging by logistic regression model. Results: Of 2,698 older Chinese (median [IQR] age: 78.00 [71.00, 86.00] years; female: 51.82%), 518 (19.20%) participants had reached healthy aging after follow-up. Three BMI trajectories were identified: low-normal stable (49.30%), normal slight increase (43.07%), and overweight to obesity (7.64%). Compared with the normal slight increase trajectory, the overweight to obesity trajectory had significantly lower odds of healthy aging ( Conclusions: Maintaining weight to stave off the transition from overweight to obesity is crucial for healthy aging among older Chinese. The findings underscore the critical importance of monitoring dynamic changes in BMI in older Chinese adults.
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