Obesity in middle age and future risk of dementia: a 27 year longitudinal population based study
RARachel A. WhitmerEPErica P. GundersonEBElizabeth Barrett‐ConnorCPCharles P. QuesenberryKYKristine Yaffe
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center · Kaiser Permanente · +3 more institutions
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Abstract
Objective
To evaluate any association between obesity in middle age, measured by body mass index and skinfold thickness, and risk of dementia later in life.
Design
Analysis of prospective data from a multiethnic population based cohort.
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Authors
5- RARachel A. WhitmerCorresponding
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente
- EPErica P. Gunderson
Kaiser Permanente
- EBElizabeth Barrett‐Connor
University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego
- CPCharles P. Quesenberry
Kaiser Permanente
- KYKristine Yaffe
University of California, San Francisco
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Medicine
- Body mass index
- Dementia
- Hazard ratio
- Overweight
- Obesity
- Population
- Gerontology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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