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ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2025

Association between dynapenic abdominal obesity and mild cognitive impairment among middle-aged and older community-dwelling adults.

Lee Smith, Guillermo F López Sánchez, Pinar Soysal, Nicola Veronese, Masoud Rahmati, Karel Kostev, Louis Jacob, Mark A Tully, Fiona Richardson, Laurie Butler and 4 more

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Lee SmithCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Lee.Smith@aru.ac.uk.
Guillermo F López SánchezDivision of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain. gfls@um.es.
Pinar SoysalDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nicola VeroneseGeriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Masoud RahmatiDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran.
Karel KostevUniversity Clinic of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Louis JacobResearch and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Mark A TullySchool of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK.
Fiona RichardsonThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET, UK.
Laurie ButlerCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Yvonne BarnettCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Helen KeyesSchool of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Jae Il ShinDepartment of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. shinji@yuhs.ac.
Ai KoyanagiResearch and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

Towards improving the measurement of health and disability trends, the compressioR01AG034479 · NIA · WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · PI CHATTERJI, SOMNATH · 2010 to 2014
$5.3M
Harmonizing health outcomes and determinants across longitudinal studies on agingR21AG034263 · NIA · WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · PI CHATTERJI, SOMNATH, KOWAL, PAUL R. · 2011 to 2012
$255k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034479NIA NIH HHS R21 AG034263
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Abstract

objectivesDynapenic abdominal obesity (DAO) may potentially increase risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but data is scarce, and community-based studies are lacking. Thus, we aimed to investigate the association between DAO and MCI in a large nationally representative community-based sample from six LMICs (China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa).

methodsWe analyzed cross-sectional data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health. Dynapenia was defined as handgrip strength of < 26 kg for men and < 16 kg for women. Abdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference of > 88 cm for women and > 102 cm for men. DAO was defined as having both dynapenia and abdominal obesity. The National Institute on Ageing-Alzheimer's Association criteria were used to define MCI. Multivariable logistic regression was performed.

resultsData on 32,715 individuals aged ≥ 50 years were analyzed [mean (SD) age 62.1 (15.6) years; 48.3% males]. Among those aged 50-64 years, dynapenia alone and DAO were significantly associated with MCI with the OR for DAO (OR = 1.79; 95%CI = 1.26-2.56) being higher than that of dynapenia alone (OR = 1.40; 95%CI = 1.15-1.71). In those aged ≥ 65 years, only dynapenia alone (OR = 1.53; 95%CI = 1.23-1.89) was significantly associated with MCI but not DAO. Abdominal obesity alone was not significantly associated with MCI in both age groups.

conclusionsAmong community-dwellers in six LMICs, DAO was significantly associated with MCI among middle-aged individuals, but not among older people. However, it is important to note that the study was cross-sectional in nature, and thus, it is not known whether DAO leads to MCI or vice versa. Therefore, future longitudinal studies are necessary to clarify temporal associations and possible causality.

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Cognitive DysfunctionObesity, AbdominalAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHand StrengthHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsWaist CircumferenceDynapenic abdominal obesityLow- and middle-income countriesMild cognitive impairmentOlder adults

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PMCPMC12304052

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