Identifying the relative contributions of body size across life course to midlife and late-life cognitive function: a Bayesian analysis from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
Body size in childhood and adolescence mainly explained the negative association between life-course body size and cognitive function in midlife and late-life. This finding highlights the importance of early-life obesity prevention for maintaining cognitive function.
Authors
- Wei Sen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-4409)
- Tai Hing Lam
- Jiao Wang
- Lin Xu
- Kar Keung Cheng
- Sihan Hou
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Twelfth Guangzhou City People's Hospital (CN)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The journal of nutrition health & aging
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2026.100799
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
- Health and Medical Research Fund