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Leg length, skull circumference, and the prevalence of dementia in low and middle income countries: A 10/66 population-based cross sectional survey

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dc.contributor.author Prince, M.
dc.contributor.author Acosta, D.
dc.contributor.author Dangour, A.D.
dc.contributor.author Uauy, R.
dc.contributor.author Guerra Arteaga, Mariella
dc.contributor.author Huang, Y.
dc.contributor.author Jacob, K.S.
dc.contributor.author Llibre Rodriguez, J.J.
dc.contributor.author Salas, A.
dc.contributor.author Sosa, A.L.
dc.contributor.author Williams, J.D.
dc.contributor.author Acosta, I.
dc.contributor.author Albanese, E.
dc.contributor.author Dewey, M.E.
dc.contributor.author Ferri, C.P.
dc.contributor.author Stewart, R.
dc.contributor.author Gaona, C.
dc.contributor.author Jotheeswaran, A.T.
dc.contributor.author Kumar, P.S.
dc.contributor.author Li, S.
dc.contributor.author Guerra, J.C.L.
dc.contributor.author Rodriguez, D.
dc.contributor.author Rodriguez, G.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:26:49Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:26:49Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10908
dc.description.abstract Background: Adult leg length is influenced by nutrition in the first few years of life. Adult head circumference is an indicator of brain growth. There is a limited literature linking short legs and small skulls to an increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in late life. Methods: One phase cross-sectional surveys were carried out of all residents aged over 65 years in 11 catchment areas in China, India, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Peru (n = 14,960). The cross-culturally validated 10/66 dementia diagnosis, and a sociodemographic and risk factor questionnaire were administered to all participants, and anthropometric measures taken. Poisson regression was used to calculate prevalence ratios for the effect of leg length and skull circumference upon 10/66 dementia, controlling for age, gender, education and family history of dementia. Results: The pooled meta-analyzed fixed effect for leg length (highest vs. lowest quarter) was 0.82 (95% CI, 0.68-0.98) and for skull circumference 0.75 (95% CI, 0.63-0.89). While point estimates varied between sites, the proportion of the variability attributable to heterogeneity between studies as opposed to sampling error (I2) was 0% for leg length and 22% for skull circumference. The effects were independent and not mediated by family history of dementia. The effect of skull circumference was not modified by educational level or gender, and the effect of leg length was not modified by gender. Conclusions: Since leg length and skull circumference are said to remain stable throughout adulthood into old age, reverse causality is an unlikely explanation for the findings. Early life nutritional programming, as well as neurodevelopment may protect against neurodegeneration. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Crambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Psychogeriatrics
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject risk factor en_US
dc.subject Risk Factors en_US
dc.subject article en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject cross-sectional study en_US
dc.subject histology en_US
dc.subject major clinical study en_US
dc.subject pathology en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Socioeconomic Factors en_US
dc.subject review en_US
dc.subject prevalence en_US
dc.subject China en_US
dc.subject statistics en_US
dc.subject socioeconomics|Anthropometry en_US
dc.subject Leg en_US
dc.subject developing country en_US
dc.subject head circumference en_US
dc.subject Nutritional Status en_US
dc.subject Developing Countries en_US
dc.subject Mexico en_US
dc.subject Dominican Republic en_US
dc.subject Venezuela en_US
dc.subject Cuba en_US
dc.subject dementia en_US
dc.subject Dementia en_US
dc.subject India en_US
dc.subject cognitive defect en_US
dc.subject etiology en_US
dc.subject growth and development en_US
dc.subject leg length en_US
dc.subject nerve cell differentiation en_US
dc.subject nerve degeneration en_US
dc.subject nutrition en_US
dc.subject Skull en_US
dc.title Leg length, skull circumference, and the prevalence of dementia in low and middle income countries: A 10/66 population-based cross sectional survey en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610210001274
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.24
dc.relation.issn 1741-203X


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