Body mass index trajectories and associations with cognitive decline in people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Miguel Germán BordaAlberto Jaramillo-JimenezLasse M GiilDiego A Tovar-RiosHogne SoennesynDag AarslandPublished in: Health science reports (2022)
In LBD, BMI significantly decreased with disease progression. In addition, low cognitive performance was associated with a reduction in BMI. These results highlight the importance of BMI evaluation in people with dementia, particularly patients diagnosed with LBD, and suggest that patients with LBD could be targeted for dietary intervention to maintain body weight.