Body adiposity in later life and the incidence of dementia: the health in men study.

Body adiposity in later life and the incidence of dementia: the health in men study.

OBJECTIVE: To determine if adiposity in later life increases dementia hazard. METHODS: Cohort study of 12,047 men aged 65-84 years living in Perth, Australia. Adiposity exposures were baseline body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). We used the Western Australia...

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Main Authors: Brian D Power, Helman Alfonso, Leon Flicker, Graeme J Hankey, Bu B Yeap, Osvaldo P Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3064574?pdf=render

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