Adiposity, Weight Change, and Risk of Cognitive Impairment: The Singapore Chinese Health Study

BACKGROUND Few prospective studies with long duration of follow-up have assessed the relations of body mass index (BMI) and weight change with cognitive function, especially in Asian populations. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether BMI and weight change in midlife are associated with cognitive impairment in old age. METHODS We used data from 14,691 participants in the Singapore Chinese Health Study and computed weight change as the difference...