Effect of late-life weight change on dementia incidence: a 10-year cohort study using claim data in Korea

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 period and dementia in an elderly Korean population. METHODS: We examined 67 219 participants aged 60–79 years who underwent BMI...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Park, Susan, Jeon, Soo-Min, Jung, Sun-Young, Hwang, Jinseub, Kwon, Jin-Won
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Public Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530413/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110079
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021739
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