Associations of abdominal adiposity, lean body mass, and fat body mass with dementia and cognitive change in older age
Higher WBR is associated with greater dementia risk, only in men.Higher WBR is associated with faster cognitive decline.Greater LBM and FBM are associated with lower dementia risk.Greater LBM and FBM are associated with slower cognitive decline.Central adiposity may be a risk factor for cognitive impairment in older adults.
Authors
- Trevor T.‐J. Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-3811)
- Anne M. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-8433)
- Alice Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-6069)
- Raj C. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-9730)
- Zimu Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-0462)
- Kerry M. Sheets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-2404)
- Robyn L. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-6149)
- Suzanne Gaye Orchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-3183)
- Joanne Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7039-6325)
- Zhen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0835-8686)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research (US)
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (US)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70135
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Monash University
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Cancer Institute