Body Weight & Obesity

Akbar N, Lin D, Cheung YHC, Mohamed A, Chowdhury M, Damouras S. Low body mass index is associated with higher rates of mild cognitive impairment and worse memory performance among older Canadian adults: An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) database. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Aug;112(4):1945-1954. doi: 10.1177/13872877261464179. Epub 2026 Jul 11. PMID: 42434915; PMCID: PMC13433890.

Shi K, Woo J, Schmidt KL, Lai ETC, Leung J, Stringhini SE, Kobor MS. Differing normative reference ranges for body composition and physical performance measures in Hong Kong Chinese and Canadian older adults: the Hong Kong Os study and the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Br J Nutr. 2026 May 7:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S0007114526107399. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42093620.

Cook CE, Kim C, Yu JMY, Banack HR. Growth charts for grown-ups? BMI-for-age percentile curves to measure obesity status: An analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Can J Public Health. 2026 Mar 19. doi: 10.17269/s41997-026-01181-2. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Can J Public Health. 2026 Apr 20. doi: 10.17269/s41997-026-01208-8. PMID: 41857458.

Zhang R, Sun Y, Liu Y, Liu T, Qi Y, Wu L, Sun X, Huang Z, Pan Y, Westbrook A, Li S, Bazzano L, Chen W, Chen J, He J, Kelly T, Li C. 2-Aminoadipic Acid mediates the association between BMI and Lipids: Evidence from the CLSA and BHS Cohorts and Mendelian randomization. *American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.* 2026;29(Suppl C):101560.

Sakib MN, Griffith LE, Erbas Oz U, Basta NE, Gerstein HC, Morgenstern JD, Kirkland S, Thabane L, Smith BT, Balion C, McMillan JM, Raina P, Anderson LN. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity: a prospective cohort study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 1;16(6):e116378. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116378. PMID: 42225369.

Fu H. Obesity, plasma metabolites, and hypertension: A mediation Mendelian randomization study based on STROBE-MR guidelines. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Dec 19;104(51):e46709. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000046709. PMID: 41431085; PMCID: PMC12727316.

Cook CE, Kim C, Banack HR. A cross-national comparison of obesity using BMI-for-age percentiles: results from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA) and the United States health and retirement study (HRS). Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 21:kwaf181. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaf181. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40838585.

De Rubeis V, Gonzalez A, Griffith L, Tarride JE, Anderson LN. Adverse childhood experiences and perceived body size across the life course: a longitudinal study using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. BMJ Public Health. 2025 Jan 26;3:e002007. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2024-002007

Tam ACT, Murphy RA, Conklin AI, Zhang W. Does Retirement and Work Stoppage Impact Body Weight and Waist Circumference Changes in Middle- and Older-Aged Women and Men? Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Feb 27:7334648241230875. doi: 10.1177/07334648241230875. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38412849.

De Rubeis V, Gonzalez A, Tarride JÉ, Griffith LE, Anderson LN. A longitudinal study evaluating adverse childhood experiences and obesity in adulthood using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Int J Epidemiol. 2023 Aug 2;52(4):1100-1111. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyad054. PMID: 37155914.

De Rubeis V, Gonzalez A, de Groh M, Jiang Y, Erbas Oz U, Tarride JE, Basta NE, Kirkland S, Wolfson C, Griffith LE, Raina P, Anderson LN; Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Team. Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 Mar;47(3):197-206. doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01258-9. Epub 2023 Jan 23. PMID: 36690842.

Badley EM, Zahid S, Wilfong JM, Perruccio AV. Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Osteoarthritis for Single and Multisite Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, or Knee: Findings From a Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Nov;74(11):1879-1887. doi: 10.1002/acr.24729. Epub 2022 Jul 22. PMID: 34121361.