Association of waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body mass index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
Our study illustrated that higher WHRadjBMI is likely to be associated with an increased risk of CI among patients with T2DM. These findings support the detrimental effects of excess visceral fat accumulation on cognitive function in middle-aged and elderly T2DM patients.
Authors
- Hui-Na Qiu
- Jing‐Na Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1772-6903)
- Nahal Haghbin
- Fang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-3397)
- Fan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-7141)
- Jingbo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-6532)
- Tong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0250-227X)
- Longfei Xia
- Chen-Ying Lin
- Yanlan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1757-6810)
- Yao-Shuang Li
Institutions
- Union Hospital (HK)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Nankai University (CN)
- Tianjin Nankai Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19985-7
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Tianjin Municipal Health Commission
- Tianjin Science and Technology Committee