The association between BMI and cognition in India

Data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (Lasi)

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ID15380388
AuthorsEmma Nichols (0000-0002-9005-3872, University of Southern California, corresponding author), Alden L Gross (0000-0002-4678-0562, Johns Hopkins University), Peifeng Hu (University of California, Los Angeles), T V Sekher (0000-0001-9725-002X, International Institute for Population Sciences), Aparajit Dey (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), Aparajit B Dey, Jinkook Lee (0000-0002-6209-719X, University of Southern California)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages2720-2720
Publication date2024-10-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-20101-y
PMID39369237
OpenAlexW4403147789
LanguageEN
References cited39

Underweight BMI is a risk factor for poor cognitive outcomes in adults 45 years and older and may be indicative of poor nutritional status and life-course disadvantage in India. In tandem with existing literature, supplemental analyses and effect modification results indicate that unmeasured confounding and reverse causation may explain the observed positive associations between overweight and obese BMI and cognitive functioning from cross-sectional studies in low- and middle-income settings. Future data with longitudinal follow-up will be helpful to further disentangle biases

Association (psychology · Biostatistics · Cognition · Environmental health · Pathology · Psychiatry · Public health · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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