Associations of truncal body composition with cognitive status in patients with dementia.

Seonah Kim Jin Ok Kim Kyoung Ja Kwon Seol-Heui Han Yeonsil Moon

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)

Unlike truncal fat mass that showed no relevance with cognitive functions, the truncal muscle mass was negatively correlated with cognitive status. The truncal muscle mass is thought to affect cognitive status in dementia patients somehow.

Keyphrases

body composition
mild cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
resistance training
ejection fraction
bone mineral density
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
high intensity
patient reported