Body Weight Variability Increases Dementia Risk Among Older Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Body Weight Variability Increases Dementia Risk Among Older Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Background: Recent growing evidences suggest that body weight (Bwt) variability, a repeated loss and regain of weight within a specific period, causes metabolic disturbances and can be a marker for poor homeostasis. Although there have been many studies about the association between Bwt variability...

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Main Authors: Eun Roh, Soon Young Hwang, Jung A. Kim, You-Bin Lee, So-hyeon Hong, Nam Hoon Kim, Ji A. Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Hye Jin Yoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
body weight
variability
dementia
Alzheimer's dementia
older people
retrospective cohort study
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00291/full

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