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Two independent researchers strictly completed study selection, data extraction and methodological quality assessment in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 96 qualified studies were finally included for systematic analysis. Abdominal obesity assessed by waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and other central adiposity indicators was consistently associated with poor cognitive performance and elevated risk of cognitive decline in middle-aged populations. Multiple biological mechanisms were involved, including chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, neuroendocrine dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction and gut-brain axis imbalance. Dietary patterns, physical activity and sleep quality effectively modify this association, while genetic susceptibility and long-term chronic stress further increase cognitive impairment vulnerability. Lifestyle interventions exert positive effects on improving metabolic status and cognitive function in short-term trials, whereas high-quality evidence for pharmacological treatment, surgical intervention and traditional Chinese medicine remains relatively limited and requires further investigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Current evidence supports a clinically relevant association between greater midlife central adiposity and poorer cognitive outcomes across a spectrum from domain-specific deficits to cognitive decline and dementia-related endpoints. The evidence is biologically coherent but does not establish that abdominal obesity is independently causal in every population or that reducing waist circumference alone will prevent cognitive decline. 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