Decline In BMI & Waist Circumference Seen 10 Years Prior To Dementia Diagnosis

Up to 10 years before a dementia diagnosis, people who developed dementia tended to have a slightly lower (1.8%) body mass index (BMI) and slightly smaller (2.0%) waist sizes compared to those who did not develop dementia. For BMI, this difference starts at least seven years before diagnosis and continues until the diagnosis year (an estimated 27.52 BMI for those later diagnosed with dementia, versus 28.00 for those not diagnosed). A slight difference in waist sizes was noticeable up to 10 years before a dementia diagnosis up to the diagnosis itself (an estimated 95.45 centimeters . . .