Obesity and Race May Explain Differential Burden of White Matter Hyperintensity Load.
Azizi A SeixasArlener D TurnerOmonigho Michael BubuJean-Louis GirardinMony J de LeonRicardo S OsorioLidia GlodzikPublished in: Clinical interventions in aging (2021)
Results denote that age predicted WMH among European Americans, while obesity predicted WMH among African Americans. Matched sample analyses indicate that obesity increases the odds of WMH, though more pronounced in African Americans. These findings suggest that obesity may explain the differential burden of white matter hyperintensity load, signifying public health and clinical importance.