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Sep 2026
A possible association between waist-to-hip ratio and cognitive function among Japanese health-checkup participants: an exploratory cross-sectional study
Findings suggest a possible modest association between WHpR and cognitive vulnerability in males when muscle mass is taken into account, and this pattern should be interpreted as exploratory and hypothesis-generating rather than as evidence of any confirmed sex-specific effect.
Kentaro Ikeue, Hisashi Kato, Masashi Tanaka et al.
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