Body adiposity in later life and the incidence of dementia: the health in men study.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if adiposity in later life increases dementia hazard. METHODS: Cohort study of 12,047 men aged 65-84 years living in Perth, Australia. Adiposity exposures were baseline body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). We used the Western Australia...
Main Authors: | Brian D Power, Helman Alfonso, Leon Flicker, Graeme J Hankey, Bu B Yeap, Osvaldo P Almeida |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3064574?pdf=render |
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