White matter hyperintensities among Hispanic and non‐Hispanic Whites: the relevance of demographic, biological and non‐biological variables
The strongest predictors of WMHs were age and measures of atrophy but not cardiovascular risk. No differences in WMHs or CV risk factors were found between WH and NHW. Results suggest that WMHs are associated with neurodegeneration, regardless of ethnicity.
Authors
- Breton M. Asken
- Mónica Rosselli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-9505)
- Michael Marsiske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5973-2116)
- Merike Lang
- Glenn E. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-9484)
- Jacob Fiala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0430-869X)
- David Loewenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-2798)
- Alicia Goytizolo
- Stephen A. Coombes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8616-5364)
- Idaly Velez‐Uribe
- Ranjan Duara
- Melissa J. Armstrong
- Warren W Barker
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Mount Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (US)
- Florida Atlantic University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70856_101380
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00