Yael Inbar

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What is already known? Alzheimer's dementia (AD) research is shifting toward the identification of populations at high risk to facilitate disentangling of the underlying mechanisms and novel treatment targets. Obesity is a risk factor for lower cognitive functioning and higher dementia risk, with different associations between sexes. Obesity is usually measured by BMI, which poorly represents body fat distribution and does not necessarily account for sex differences. What does this study add?

Publication HistoryPublished online: December 14, 2017Accepted: December 13, 2017; Received in revised form: December 8, 2017; Received: August 28, 2017;