Abdominal Obesity (Waist‐to‐Hip Ratio) is Superior to Body Mass Index as an Indicator of Cognitive Health in Older African Americans
Sophee Niraula, Bernadette A. Fausto, Zuzanna Osiecka, Mark A. Gluck · 2025
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Sophee Niraula, Bernadette Fausto, Zuzanna Osiecka, and Mark Gluck published this study in 2025. They compared two common ways of measuring body weight in older African American adults. One way uses height and weight alone, while the other compares waist size to hip size.
The team tested 122 adults with an average age of about 72 years. Each person took tests of memory, focus, language, and planning, and staff measured height, weight, waist, and hips. The findings favor the waist-to-hip measure as the better sign of brain health in this group. The work suggests that where fat sits on the body matters more than weight alone.
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| CREATOR | Sophee Niraula, Bernadette A. Fausto, Zuzanna Osiecka, Mark A. Gluck |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |