... geriatric assessment, including demographic variables, lifestyle habits, cognitive evaluations, medical conditions (comorbidities, Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index score, and polypharmacy), nutritional status evaluated by the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form and body mass index (BMI...

...Ilaria Cova; Francesca Clerici; Laura Maggiore; Simone Pomati; Valentina Cucumo; Roberta Ghiretti; Daniela Galimberti; Elio Scarpini; Claudio Mariani; Barbara Caracciolo Aims: To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and progression to dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in mild...

...Yan Zhou; Joseph H. Flaherty; Chang-Quan Huang; Zhen-Chan Lu; Bi-Rong Dong Aims: We examined the individual association between body mass index (BMI) and cognitive function among the very elderly. Methods: The present study analyzed data from a survey that was conducted on all residents aged 90...

...-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), and obesity using anthropometric measures including waist circumference and body mass index (BMI). Poor cognitive performance was present in 37% of the sample. General obesity (BMI ≧25) and poor cognition were strongly associated in the presence of abdominal obesity...

... impairment. We found that blood pressure and body mass index decreased with increasing dementia severity in both probable Alzheimer''s disease and vascular dementia. There were no differences in mean random blood glucose levels or serum osmolalities between types or stages of dementia. We conclude...