Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Incident Small Vessel Disease on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— The IR score and central obesity are associated with incident lacunar disease but not WMH progression in individuals. Central obesity and IR may be important risk factors to target to prevent lacunar disease.

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Source: Stroke - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Dearborn, J. L., Schneider, A. L. C., Sharrett, A. R., Mosley, T. H., Bezerra, D. C., Knopman, D. S., Selvin, E., Jack, C. R., Coker, L. H., Alonso, A., Wagenknecht, L. E., Windham, B. G., Gottesman, R. F. Tags: Glucose intolerance, CT and MRI, Cerebral Lacunes, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research