Midlife and Late-Life Vascular Risk Factors and White Matter Microstructural Integrity: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study [Epidemiology]

ConclusionsHypertension in both midlife and late life and elevated glucose in midlife are related to worse WM microstructural integrity in late life.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - May 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Power, M. C., Tingle, J. V., Reid, R. I., Huang, J., Sharrett, A. R., Coresh, J., Griswold, M., Kantarci, K., Jack, C. R., Knopman, D., Gottesman, R. F., Mosley, T. H. Tags: Lipids and Cholesterol, Diabetes, Type 2, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, High Blood Pressure Original Research Source Type: research