TY - JOUR AU - Karlsson, Ida K. AU - Lehto, Kelli AU - Gatz, Margaret AU - Reynolds, Chandra A. AU - Dahl Aslan, Anna K. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/09 TI - Age-dependent effects of body mass index across the adult life span on the risk of dementia: a cohort study with a genetic approach JO - BMC Medicine SP - 131 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - While a high body mass index (BMI) in midlife is associated with higher risk of dementia, high BMI in late-life may be associated with lower risk. This study combined genetic designs with longitudinal data to achieve a better understanding of this paradox. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01600-2 DO - 10.1186/s12916-020-01600-2 ID - Karlsson2020 ER -