Measurement matters: higher waist-to-hip ratio but not body mass index is associated with deficits in executive functions and episodic memory.

Published in: PeerJ (2018)

Our findings confirm the association between obesity and episodic memory while highlighting the need for better measures of obesity when examining its associations with individual differences in cognitive functions.

Keyphrases

body mass index
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working memory
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metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
traumatic brain injury
physical activity
total hip arthroplasty
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