Background: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dementia is complex and
controversial. This study investigates the association of weight change during midlife and …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the association between late‐life body mass index (BMI) and
dementia development with a time perspective and to investigate the effect of weight …

Objective We estimated the conversion from cognitively normal to mild cognitive impairment
(MCI) to probable dementia and death for underweight, normal, overweight, and obese older …

Background The association between body mass index (BMI) in late-life and dementia risk
remains unclear. We investigated the association between BMI changes over a 2-year …

Introduction Higher midlife body mass index (BMI) is suggested to increase the risk of
dementia, but weight loss during the preclinical dementia phase may mask such effects …

Aims and objectives to examine the hypothesis that obesity is protective for dementia, we
compared the associations of death from dementia with body weight and body mass index …

Introduction We conducted a meta-analysis of the conflicting epidemiologic evidence on the
association between midlife body mass index (BMI) and dementia. Methods We searched …

Background: Weight loss is a common phenomenon among the elderly and is identified as
an important indicator of health status. Many epidemiology studies have investigated the …

Background: Obesity has been consistently associated with dementia. The role of certain
risk factors of dementia may change during life, and the importance of having a life-course …

The relationship between body mass index (BMI)(in midlife and late‐life) and dementia was
investigated in meta‐analyses of 16 articles reporting on 15 prospective studies. Follow‐ups …