Association of body mass index, waist circumference, (abdominal) overweight and obesity with sex- and age-specific cognitive function over time—the Doetinchem Cohort Study
In both sexes, higher BMI and WC were consistently associated with worse cognition. WC-based overweight and obesity showed larger effect sizes with cognition than BMI-based overweight and obesity. Only in men, associations with cognitive decline and effect modification by age were observed.
Authors
- Kirsten E. J. Wesenhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7316-6015)
- Femke te Hoonte
- H. Susan J. Picavet
- M. Liset Rietman
- W. M. Monique Verschuren
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-026-02034-1
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00