Is metabolic-healthy obesity associated with risk of dementia? An age-stratified analysis of the Whitehall II cohort study

Is metabolic-healthy obesity associated with risk of dementia? An age-stratified analysis of the Whitehall II cohort study

Abstract Background Metabolically healthy obesity is hypothesized to be a benign condition but whether this is the case for dementia remains debated. We examined the role of age at assessment of metabolic-obesity phenotypes in associations with incident dementia. Methods Obesity (body mass index ≥ 3...

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Main Authors: Marcos D. Machado-Fragua, Séverine Sabia, Aurore Fayosse, Céline Ben Hassen, Frank van der Heide, Mika Kivimaki, Archana Singh-Manoux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
BMI
Cardiometabolic risk factors
Obesity
Phenotypes
Metabolic status
Dementia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03155-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03155-4

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