Truncal Fat and Frailty Are Important Predictors of Cognitive Performance among Aging Adults with Obesity

Objectives To explore associations among cognition, frailty, and obesity in older adults. Design Descriptive, secondary analysis of baseline data from two related lifestyle intervention trials. Setting Clinical study open to civilian population through the Center for Translational Research on Inflam...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2022-05, Vol.26 (5), p.425-429
Main Authors: Heisey, H. D., Kunik, M. E., Qualls, C., Segoviano-Escobar, M. B., Villareal, Dennis T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Aging - psychology
Body mass index
Brief Report
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cross-Sectional Studies
Frail Elderly
Frailty
Frailty - epidemiology
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Older people
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
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Summary:Objectives To explore associations among cognition, frailty, and obesity in older adults. Design Descriptive, secondary analysis of baseline data from two related lifestyle intervention trials. Setting Clinical study open to civilian population through the Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, TX. Participants One hundred eight community-dwelling adults with obesity, aged 65 or older, recruited consecutively from two lifestyle intervention trials. Measurements Cognition was assessed using Composite Age-Adjusted Scale Score from the National Institutes of Health Toolbox COGNITION BATTERY: Obesity was assessed by body mass index (BMI) and also by truncal fat mas via dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Frailty was assessed using the Physical Performance Test. Results A significant linear regression model for cognition revealed frailty as the strongest predictor, followed by sex, and then truncal fat (R 2 =0.340, p
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-022-1776-x