Association of Obesity and Metabolic Health Status with Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease in Stroke-Free Individuals
Abdominal and general obesity alone were not associated with high total SVD scores in stroke-free individuals. Metabolically unhealthy status, especially high blood pressure and hyperglycemia, are significant risk factors for moderate-to-severe SVD.
Authors
- Koshi Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-7614)
- Akio Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7822-6849)
- Masanobu Yamazato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0372-8529)
- Ryo Nakanishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-2583)
- Kenya Kusunose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4909-754X)
- Hirokuni Sakima
- Tomo Miyagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-2990)
- Yusuke Ohya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-5640)
Institutions
- University of the Ryukyus (JP)
- Thai Health Promotion Foundation (TH)
- University of the Ryukyus University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.65649
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.68
Funders
- University of the Ryukyus
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science