Adiposity and Cognitive Decline in the Cardiovascular Health Study | Zendy

José A. Luchsinger | Zendy; Mary L. Biggs | Zendy; Jorge R. Kizer | Zendy; Joshua I. Barzilay | Zendy; Annette L. Fitzpatrick | Zendy; Anne B. Newman | Zendy; W.T. Longstreth | Zendy; Oscar L. López | Zendy; David S. Siscovick | Zendy; Lewis H. Kuller | Zendy

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Adiposity and Cognitive Decline in the Cardiovascular Health Study

Author(s) -

José A. Luchsinger,

Mary L. Biggs,

Jorge R. Kizer,

Joshua I. Barzilay,

Annette L. Fitzpatrick,

Anne B. Newman,

W.T. Longstreth,

Oscar L. López,

David S. Siscovick,

Lewis H. Kuller

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000345136

Subject(s) - medicine , bioelectrical impedance analysis , waist , body mass index , confounding , cognition , cognitive decline , gerontology , obesity , cardiovascular health , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , cognitive test , demography , disease , psychiatry , dementia , sociology

Studies relating adiposity to cognition in the elderly show conflicting results, which may be explained by the choice of adiposity measures. Thus, we studied the longitudinal associations of different adiposity measures, fat mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), with cognitive performance in the Cardiovascular Health Study.

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