BMI, functional and cognitive status in a cohort of nonagenarians: results from the Mugello study.

Monica DinuBarbara ColombiniGiuditta PagliaiFederica VannettiGuido PasquiniRaffaello Molino LovaFrancesca CecchiSandro SorbiFrancesco SofiClaudio Macchinull null

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2020)

Our results support the hypothesis that in nonagenarians, a higher BMI is associated with better cognitive ability. Further studies are needed to explore the mechanisms underlying this association.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
case control