Abstract
BackgroundA number of epidemiologic studies examining the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the future occurrence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) reported largely inconsistent findings. We conducted a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies to clarify this association.MethodsEligible prospective studies were identified by a search of PubMed and by checking the references of related publications. The generalized least squares trend estimation was employed to compute study-specific relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for an increase in BMI of 5 kg/m2, and the random-effects model was used to compute summary RR and 95% CI.ResultsA total of 10 prospective studies were included in the final analysis. An increase in BMI of 5 kg/m2 was not associated with PD risk, with a summary RR of 1.00 (95% CI = 0.89-1.12). Results of subgroup analysis found similar results except for a week positive association in studies that adjusted for alcohol consumption (RR = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.99-1.29), and a week inverse association in studies that did not (RR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.78-1.04). In a separate meta-analysis, no significant association between overweight (25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ≤29.9 kg/m2), obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2) or excess weight (BMI≥25 kg/m2) and PD risk was observed.ConclusionThis meta-analysis does not support the notion that higher BMI materially increases PD risk. However, a week positive BMI-PD association that may be masked by confounders still cannot be excluded, and future prospective studies with a good control for potential confounding factors are needed.
Highlights
Obesity is a well-established risk factor for several metabolic and vascular disorders such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, some of which may be a contributor to Parkinson’s disease (PD)[1, 2]
An increase in body mass index (BMI) of 5 kg/m2 was not associated with PD risk, with a summary relative risks (RR) of 1.00
Results of subgroup analysis found similar results except for a week positive association in studies that adjusted for alcohol consumption (RR = 1.13, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 0.99-1.29), and a week inverse association in studies that did not (RR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.78-1.04)
Summary
Obesity is a well-established risk factor for several metabolic and vascular disorders such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, some of which may be a contributor to Parkinson’s disease (PD)[1, 2]. A very recent meta-analysis[6] including 3 case-control studies and 4 prospective studies reported that overweight (defined as 25 kg/m2BMI
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