Association between visceral abdominal fat and dementia

• Grant number: 12/25337-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2013
• End date: March 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Kimie Suemoto
• Grantee: Anderson Cuelho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The association between obesity and dementia has been investigated in several studies. The high amount of visceral fat seems to be a risk factor for dementia incidence in prospective cohort studies. However, imaging methods used for the quantification of visceral fat are not precise. A study, which analyzes the relationship between abdominal visceral fat and dementia using autopsy material, will contribute to a better understanding of this association. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

NISHIZAWA, ALINE; SUEMOTO, CLAUDIA KIMIE; FARIAS, DANIELA SOUZA; CAMPOS, FERNANDA MARINHO; SOUZA DA SILVA, KAREN CRISTINA; CUELHO, ANDERSON; PARAIZO LEITE, RENATA ELAINE; DE LUCENA FERRETTI-REBUSTINI, RENATA ELOAH; GRINBERG, LEA TENENHOLZ; FARFEL, JOSE MARCELO; et al. Association between adiposity and systemic atherosclerosis: a protocol of a cross-sectional autopsy study. OPEN HEART, v. 3, n. 2, AUG 2016. (13/12290-3, 12/25337-5)

NISHIZAWA, ALINE; CUELHO, ANDERSON; DE FARIAS-ITAO, DANIELA S.; CAMPOS, FERNANDA M.; LEITE, RENATA E. P.; FERRETTI-REBUSTINI, RENATA E. L.; GRINBERG, LEA T.; NITRINI, RICARDO; JACOB-FILHO, WILSON; PASQUALUCCI, CARLOS A.; et al. Direct Measurements of Abdominal Visceral Fat and Cognitive Impairment in Late Life: Findings From an Autopsy Study. FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE, v. 11, MAY 7 2019. (12/25337-5, 13/12290-3, 17/11313-0)