Varying Associations Between Body Mass Index and Physical and Cognitive Function in Three Samples of Older Adults Living in Different Settings | Zendy

Eva Kiesswetter | Zendy; Eva Schräder | Zendy; Rebecca Diekmann | Zendy; Cornel Sieber | Zendy; Dorothee Volkert | Zendy

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Varying Associations Between Body Mass Index and Physical and Cognitive Function in Three Samples of Older Adults Living in Different Settings

Author(s) -

Eva Kiesswetter,

Eva Schräder,

Rebecca Diekmann,

Cornel Sieber,

Dorothee Volkert

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134

H-Index - 189

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glv048

Subject(s) - body mass index , confounding , medicine , activities of daily living , obesity , cognition , gerontology , mini–mental state examination , physical therapy , cognitive impairment , psychiatry

The study investigates variations in the associations between body mass index (BMI) and (a) physical and (b) cognitive function across three samples of older adults living in different settings, and moreover determines if the association between BMI and physical function is confounded by cognitive abilities.

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