There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Obesity prevalence is growing progressively even among older age groups. Controversy
exists about the potential harms of obesity in the elderly. Debate persists about the relation …

Background The prevalence and correlates of obese individuals who are resistant to the
development of the adiposity-associated cardiometabolic abnormalities and normal-weight …

The purpose of this study was to examine sex and race differences in the relationship
between anthropometric measurements and adiposity in white and African‐American (AA) …

OBJECTIVE: To describe and provide estimates of the distribution of waist circumference
(WC) according to percentiles in African-, European-, and Mexican-American children, and …

Background: Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and the waist-stature ratio
(WSR) are considered to be possible proxies for adiposity. Objective: The objective was to …

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of educational attainment was conducted in a
discovery sample of 101,069 individuals and a replication sample of 25,490. Three …

Importance Depression has been identified as a risk factor for dementia. However, most
studies have measured depressive symptoms at only one time point, and older adults may …

BACKGROUND: While limited literacy is common and its prevalence increases with age, no
prospective study has assessed whether limited literacy is associated with mortality in older …

There is a worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity, 1 which contributes to a higher
incidence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2, 3 It has been projected …