Cardiovascular Research

Body Mass Index, White Matter Hyperintensities, and Cognitive Performance in American Indians: Data from the Strong Heart Study.

Authors: Anna Zamora-Kapoor|||Luciana Hebert|||Lonnie Nelson|||Dean Shibata|||W T Longstreth|||Barbara V Howard|||Dedra Buchwald|||Astrid Suchy-Dicey

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Abstract

Previous studies report that obesity can be a risk and a protective factor for cognitive health. However, they have not examined whether white matter hyperintensities (WMH) mediate the association between mid- or late-life body mass index (BMI) and late-life cognitive performance. We examined this question in American Indians, a population underrepresented in neuropsychological research.

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