objectives: in this study, the relation of late-life body mass index (bmi) and waist circumference with incident dementia risk was investigatedin a group of iranian elderly peopel. methods & materials: in cross-sectional present study 107 elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation aged 80 and older were participated. dementia was assessed using mini-mental state examination questionna...

background:  the prevalence of obesity in the elderly is increasing worldwide. obesity greatly impacts quality of life(qol). the present study aimed to investigate the association between obesity and qol among the elderly, in tehran, iran. methods:  this cross-sectional study (observational) was conducted in 2014 in tehran, iran. a total of 421 elderly people aged ≥ 60 years old were recruited ...

In this editorial, Professor Roger Kirby, Editor-in-Chief of Trends in Urology and Men's Health, reflects on the problem male obesity UK.

background: the body mass index (bmi) is widely used to diagnose overweight and obesity. however, there are limitations on the use of bmi and development of alternative measures can be of clinical importance. this study aimed to compare specificity and sensitivity of weight for height (w/h), waist circumference (wc) and waist-to-height ratio (whtr) with bmi-for-age in diagnosing overweight and ...