2020
Association of anthropometry and weight change with risk of dementia and its major subtypes: A meta‐analysis consisting 2.8 million adults with 57 294 cases of dementia
Lee CM, Woodward M, Batty GD, Beiser AS, Bell S, Berr C, Bjertness E, Chalmers J, Clarke R, Dartigues J, Davis‐Plourde K, Debette S, Di Angelantonio E, Feart C, Frikke‐Schmidt R, Gregson J, Haan MN, Hassing LB, Hayden KM, Hoevenaar‐Blom M, Kaprio J, Kivimaki M, Lappas G, Larson EB, LeBlanc ES, Lee A, Lui L, van Charante E, Ninomiya T, Nordestgaard L, Ohara T, Ohkuma T, Palviainen T, Peres K, Peters R, Qizilbash N, Richard E, Rosengren A, Seshadri S, Shipley M, Singh‐Manoux A, Strand BH, van Gool W, Vuoksimaa E, Yaffe K, Huxley RR. Association of anthropometry and weight change with risk of dementia and its major subtypes: A meta‐analysis consisting 2.8 million adults with 57 294 cases of dementia. Obesity Reviews 2020, 21: e12989. PMID: 31898862, PMCID: PMC7079047, DOI: 10.1111/obr.12989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular dementia riskRisk of dementiaDementia riskWaist circumferenceWeight changeWeight lossLow-normal weightProspective cohort studyUpper normal levelBody mass indexAssociation of anthropometryCases of dementiaPercent weight changeCause dementia riskGlobal obesity epidemicNon-linear associationCohort studyCause dementiaVascular dementiaMass indexWeight maintenanceDementia subtypesPathophysiological changesClinical trialsUnderweight individuals
2017
Overweight, Obesity, and Survival After Stroke in the Framingham Heart Study
Aparicio HJ, Himali JJ, Beiser AS, Davis‐Plourde K, Vasan RS, Kase CS, Wolf PA, Seshadri S. Overweight, Obesity, and Survival After Stroke in the Framingham Heart Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004721. PMID: 28647687, PMCID: PMC5669145, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeNormal weightStroke casesBody weightBody mass index measurementsWeight lossStable normal weightUnknown protective factorsStroke-free controlsNormal-weight participantsIschemic stroke casesCommunity-based sampleCase-control designFramingham Heart StudyCause mortalityBMI 18.5BMI categoriesHemorrhagic strokeObese participantsOverweight participantsBMI measurementsHeart StudyLower mortalityCase statusStroke