Obesity and depressive symptoms in elderly Japanese: The Tsurugaya Project

Determinants of the Utilization of Dental Services in a Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Population

“…Higher MMSE scores indicate higher cognitive function, and the maximum score is 30 points. The participants were classified as normal (MMSE score ≥28) or as slight cognitive impairment (MMSE score ≤ 27) (Kuriyama et al 2006).…”

Depression status as a reliable predictor of functional decline among Japanese community‐dwelling older adults: a 12‐year population‐based prospective cohort study

“…Depression status was assessed at baseline using the Japanese version of the 30-item GDS (Niino et al, 1991), with a cut-off of 11 (Brink et al, 1982;Kuriyama et al, 2006). Item scores were summed to give total scores of depression status (range, 0-30), with higher scores reflecting a higher level of depressive symptoms.…”

Gender specific temporal and cross-sectional associations between BMI-class and symptoms of depression in the elderly

“…However, many of the reported studies excluded elderly people. Several large cross-sectional studies that focused on people aged 50 and over reported conflicting results [8,[15][16][17].…”

“…However, many of the reported studies excluded elderly people. Several large cross-sectional studies that focused on people aged 50 and over reported conflicting results [8,[15][16][17].Results from cross-sectional studies cannot give evidence about temporal and causal relationships between variables. Obesity is known to have a major long-term influence on the various somatic…”