Associations between socioeconomic status and white matter microstructure in children: indirect effects via obesity and cognition.

Zhaolong Adrian Li Yuqi Cai Rita L Taylor Sarah A Eisenstein Deanna M Barch Scott A Marek Tamara Hershey

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

Both neighborhood and household poverty may contribute to altered white matter development in children. These effects may be partially explained by obesity incidence and poorer cognitive performance.

Keyphrases

white matter
multiple sclerosis
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
young adults
type diabetes
weight gain
high fat diet induced
risk factors
adipose tissue
mild cognitive impairment
body mass index
skeletal muscle