Associations of body habitus and its changes with incident dementia in older adults.
Zimu WuAlice J OwenRobyn L WoodsLachlan CribbTagrid AlharbiZhen ZhouTrevor T-J ChongSuzanne G OrchardRaj C ShahRory WolfeDaniel TorresJohn J McNeilKerry M SheetsAnne M MurrayJoanne RyanPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
Our findings suggest that long-term obesity and weight gain in later life may be risk factors for dementia. Being underweight or having substantial weight loss in old age may be early markers of pre-clinical dementia.