• DOI:10.1159/000094586
Corpus ID: 24351283

Obesity, Abdominal Obesity and Alzheimer Disease

@article{Razay2006ObesityAO,
  title={Obesity, Abdominal Obesity and Alzheimer Disease},
  author={G. Razay and A. Vreugdenhil and G. Wilcock},
  journal={Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders},
  year={2006},
  volume={22},
  pages={173 - 176}
}

• G. Razay, A. Vreugdenhil, G. Wilcock
• Published 2006
• Medicine
• Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Background/Aims: Obesity has a strong association with vascular and metabolic diseases, which have been linked with Alzheimer disease (AD). While recent studies have reported an association between mid-life obesity and dementia, the role of later-life obesity is less clear. This study investigated the relation between AD, obesity and abdominal obesity at later-life in a case-control study. Methods: Participants were 50 consecutive patients with probable AD from memory disorders clinics in… Expand

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