Longitudinal Examination of Obesity and Cognitive Function: Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Gunstad, John; Lhotsky, April; R. Wendell, Carrington; Ferrucci, Luigi; B. Zonderman, Alan

doi:10.1159/000297742

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Longitudinal Examination of Obesity and Cognitive Function: Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Published in Neuroepidemiology • Jan 1, 2010

Authors:

John Gunstad

April Lhotsky

Carrington R. Wendell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity indices (i.e. BMI, waist-to-hip ratio) show differential relationships to other health outcomes, though their association to neurocognitive outcome is unclear. METHODS: We examined whether central obesity would be more closely associated with cognitive function in 1,703 participa...

Subject

Neurocognitive

Medicine

Obesity

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