The Relationship Between Weight‐Adjusted Waist Index (WWI) and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of the NHANES 2011‐2014 Data
Xichenhui Qiu, Changning Wei · 2025
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Xichenhui Qiu and Changning Wei wrote a 2025 paper on a waist-based measure of body fat and its link to thinking skills in older adults. The measure adjusts waist size for weight, aiming to capture belly fat on its own. Whether higher values track with weaker thinking was unclear.
They used survey data from 2011 to 2014 covering 3,472 older adults who took standard tests of memory, word use, and speed. Higher values on the waist measure went with lower scores on all three tests. The link was stronger in men and weaker at older ages, and it grew past a certain threshold value.
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| CREATOR | Xichenhui Qiu, Changning Wei |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |