Adiposity and dementia among Chinese adults: longitudinal study in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Mid-life but not late-life adiposity was associated with dementia incidence in China. Accelerated weight loss in prodromal dementia is likely to explain the mixed evidence on adiposity and dementia risk in the Chinese population. Rapid decline in adiposity in later life may be an early sign. Reducing mid-life adiposity in the population may mitigate the future dementia burden.
Authors
- Jing Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6370-3430)
- Andrew Steptoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943)
- Sophia Lobanov‐Rostovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1611-0901)
- Yuntao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2536-3524)
- Eric J. Brunner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-4474)
- Minrui Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5430-0178)
- Yuyang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9164-8130)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01698-x
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Economic and Social Research Council