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Total and regional fat‐to‐muscle mass ratio and risks of incident all‐cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia

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The fat‐to‐muscle mass ratio (FMR), which integrates the antagonistic effects of fat and muscle mass, has been proposed as a useful indicator to assess disease risk independent of overall obesity.… Click to show full abstract

The fat‐to‐muscle mass ratio (FMR), which integrates the antagonistic effects of fat and muscle mass, has been proposed as a useful indicator to assess disease risk independent of overall obesity. However, little is known about the association between FMR and dementia risk. We aimed to prospectively investigate the sex‐specific associations between total and regional FMR and incident dementia.

Keywords: fat muscle; muscle; mass ratio; dementia; muscle mass

Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2022

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