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Is metabolic-healthy obesity associated with risk of dementia? An age-stratified analysis of the Whitehall II cohort study.
BMC medicine - 14 Nov 2023
Machado-Fragua Marcos D, Sabia Séverine, Fayosse Aurore, Hassen Céline Ben, van der Heide Frank, Kivimaki Mika, Singh-Manoux Archana
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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 ≥ 30 kg/m2) and poor metabolic health (≥ 2 of elevated serum triglycerides, low HDL-C, elevated blood pressure, and elevated...
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