Adult body height is a good predictor of different dimensions of cognitive function in aged individuals

Background: Adult height, weight and adiposity measures have been suggested by some studies to be predictors of depression, cognitive impairment and dementia. However, the presence of confounding factors and the lack of a thorough neuropsychological evaluation in many of these studies have precluded...

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Main Authors: Vitor Hugo Pereira, Patrício Soares Costa, Nadine Correia Santos, Pedro Guimarães Cunha, Margarida Correia-Neves, Joana A Palha, Nuno Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00217/full