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Review
. 2021 Nov:130:301-313.
doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.08.028. Epub 2021 Aug 28.

Relationship between Central Obesity and the incidence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia from Cohort Studies Involving 5,060,687 Participants

Xingyao Tang  1 , Wei Zhao  2 , Ming Lu  3 , Xin Zhang  3 , Ping Zhang  3 , Zhong Xin  3 , Ran Sun  3 , Wei Tian  1 , Marly Augusto Cardoso  4 , Jinkui Yang  3 , Rafael Simó  5 , Jian-Bo Zhou  6 , Coen D A Stehouwer  7
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Relationship between Central Obesity and the incidence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia from Cohort Studies Involving 5,060,687 Participants

Xingyao Tang et al. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Central obesity, measured by the waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-hip ratio, has been linked with metabolic dysfunction and structural abnormalities in the brain, two risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia. The current analysis was performed to understand the influence of central obesity on the incidence of cognitive impairment and dementia. It included 21 studies involving 5,060,687 participants and showed that a high WC was associated with a greater risk of cognitive impairment and dementia (HR = 1.10, 95 % CI: 1.05-1.15), compared with a low WC. Sub-group analysis showed that a high WC increased the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment and dementia in individuals older than 65 years of age (HR = 1.13, 95 % CI: 1.08-1.19), whereas no association was observed in individuals younger than 65 years of age (HR = 1.04, 95 % CI: 0.93-1.16). Furthermore, dose-response meta-analysis confirmed that a high WC was a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. In conclusion, central obesity, as measured by WC, was associated with a risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

Keywords: Central obesity; Cognitive impairment; Dementia.

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