Association between body weight variability and incidence of Parkinson disease: A nationwide, population-based cohort study
- Authors
- Park, Joo-Hyun; Choi, Yeonjoo; Kim, Hyunjin; Nam, Myung Ji; Lee, Chung-woo; Yoo, Ji Won; Jung, Jin-Hyung; Park, Yong-Gyu; Han, Kyungdo; Kim, Do-Hoon
- Issue Date
- Nov-2021
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- body mass index; body weight variability; Parkinson disease
- Citation
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, v.28, no.11, pp 3626 - 3633
- Pages
- 8
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 3626
- End Page
- 3633
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/53916
- DOI
- 10.1111/ene.15025
- ISSN
- 1351-5101
1468-1331
- Abstract
- Background and purpose Although body weight variability has been associated with mortality, cardiovascular disease, and dementia, the relationship between body weight variability and Parkinson disease (PD) has rarely been studied. We aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between body weight variability and PD incidence. Methods A nationwide population-based, cohort study was conducted using the database from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of the whole Korean population. We analyzed 2,815,135 participants (>= 40 years old, mean age = 51.7 +/- 8.6 years, 66.8% men) without a previous PD diagnosis. We determined individual body weight variability from baseline weight and follow-up visits. We used Cox proportional hazards regression models. Results The highest quartile group was associated with increased PD incidence compared with the lowest quartile group after adjustment for confounding factors (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.18, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08-1.29). In contrast, baseline body mass index, baseline waist circumference, and waist circumference variability were not associated with increased PD incidence. In the body weight loss group, individuals within the quartile of the highest variation in body weight showed a higher HR of PD risk than those within other quartiles (HR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.18-1.68). Conclusions Body weight variability, especially weight loss, was associated with higher PD incidence. This finding has important implications for clinicians and supports the need for preventative measures and surveillance for PD in individuals with fluctuating body weight.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - 2. Clinical Science > Department of Family Medicine > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.