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A generalized method of moments estimator of the panel threshold model was applied to estimate the potential nonlinear pattern between BMI and cognitive function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There was a threshold effect in the relationship between BMI and cognitive function. An increase in BMI below the threshold was associated with higher cognitive function, whereas a further increase in BMI above the threshold led to cognitive decline. The nonlinear pattern between BMI and cognitive function differed by sex and cardiovascular risk appearing more distinctively within men or the cardiovascular risk group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The detrimental impact of being underweight or overweight on cognitive function is heterogeneous by sex or cardiovascular risk. 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