Sex- and age-dependent associations between waist-to-hip ratio and cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study of rural adults aged 40 years and older in northwestern China
Background Obesity is a modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment; however, body mass index fails to capture fat distribution. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), reflecting central adiposity, may better characterize obesity-related differences in cognitive impairment. Nevertheless, whether the association between WHR and...