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The WWI (waist circumference divided by the square root of bodyweight) was calculated, and cognitive performance was assessed using the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Word Learning (CERAD\u2010WL) test, Delayed Recall (CERAD\u2010DR) test, Animal Fluency Test (AFT), and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). Test\u2010specific and global cognition z\u2010scores were created. The evaluated blood inflammation indexes included systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), systemic immune\u2010inflammation index (SII), and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Generalized linear regression models and mediation analysis were used to quantify the association.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After adjusting for covariates, the results of generalized linear regression analysis showed a significant negative connection between WWI and CERAD\u2010WL (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.47, 95% CI: \u22120.87, \u22120.07) and DSST (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22121.59, 95% CI: \u22122.45, \u22120.72) among the 2026 participants. WWI correlated positively with SII, SIRI, and NLR (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05), whereas SIRI and NLR demonstrated a negative association with CERAD\u2010WL and DSST (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The relationship between WWI and CERAD\u2010WL performance was partially mediated by SIRI\/NLR.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A negative association was observed between cognitive performance and WWI. The blood inflammation indexes were found to partially mediate the relationship between WWI and cognition. 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