ArticleNeurology2019
Midlife adiposity predicts cognitive decline in the prospective Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.
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- Association between the geriatric nutritional risk index and cognitive functions in older adults: a cross-sectional study from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Brief Report: Sex Differences in the Association Between Cerebrovascular Function and Cognitive Health in People Living With HIV in Urban China.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2023Article
- Midlife body mass index, central adiposity and neuropsychological performance over 10 years in women living with and without HIV.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
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- Using plasma proteomics to investigate viral infections of the central nervous system including patients with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders.Journal of neurovirology · 2022Article
- Overnutrition Induced Cognitive Impairment: Insulin Resistance, Gut-Brain Axis, and Neuroinflammation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Cognitive Decline Among Chinese Older Adults: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Tablet-Based Cognitive Impairment Screening for Adults With HIV Seeking Clinical Care: Observational Study.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveObesity is a common, modifiable cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factor. Among people with HIV, obesity may contribute to multisystem dysregulation including cognitive impairment. We examined body mass index (BMI) and central obesity (waist circumference [WC]) in association with domain-specific cognitive function and 10-year cognitive decline in men with HIV infection (MWH) vs HIV-uninfected (HIV-) men.
methodsA total of 316 MWH and 656 HIV- Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study participants ≥40 years at baseline, with neuropsychological testing every 2 years and concurrent BMI and WC measurements, were included. MWH were included if taking ≥2 antiretroviral agents and had HIV-1 RNA <400 copies/mL at >80% of visits. Mixed-effects models included all visits from 1996 to 2015, stratified by HIV serostatus, and adjusted for sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics. At baseline and follow-up, 8% of MWH and 15% of HIV- men and 41% of MWH and 56% of HIV- men were ≥60 years, respectively.
resultsCross-sectionally, higher BMI was inversely associated with motor function in MWH and HIV- men, and attention/working memory in HIV- men. WC was inversely associated with motor function in MWH and HIV- men. Longitudinal associations indicated an obese BMI was associated with a less steep decline in motor function in MWH whereas in HIV- men, obesity was associated with a greater decline in motor function, learning, and memory. WC, or central obesity, showed similar patterns of associations.
conclusionHigher adiposity is associated with lower cognition cross-sectionally and greater cognitive decline, particularly in HIV- men. Overweight and obesity may be important predictors of neurologic outcomes and avenues for prevention and intervention.
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