Table 3 Population attributable fraction of mid-life (45–64 years) adiposity for dementia.

From: Adiposity and dementia among Chinese adults: longitudinal study in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Risk factor

Prevalencea

PAF with minimally adjusted HR

PAF with fully adjusted HR

Overweight, measure by BMI

42.0%

10.4%

10.5%

Obesity, measure by BMI

13.1%

5.1%

5.1%

Abdominal obesity, measure by waist circumference

55.2%

16.6%

17.2%

Abdominal obesity, measure by waist-to-height ratio

78.7%

24.1%

24.2%

  1. BMI body mass index.
  2. aRisk factor prevalence in dementia cases was estimated in CHARLS wave 3 (2015); survey weights were applied.
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