Open AccessLifestyle Risk Factors and Findings on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Older Adult American Indians: The Strong Heart Study
Author(s) -
Dean Shibata,
Astrid SuchyDicey,
Cara L. Carty,
Tara Madhyastha,
Tauqeer Ali,
Lyle G. Best,
Thomas J. Grabowski,
W. T. Longstreth,
Dedra Buchwald
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000501181
Subject(s) - medicine , atrophy , hyperintensity , stroke (engine) , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , body mass index , population , obesity , poisson regression , risk factor , endocrinology , radiology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Clinical stroke is prevalent in American Indians, but the lifestyle risk factors for vascular brain injury have not been well-studied in this population. The purpose of this study was to correlate brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings with obesity, alcohol use, and smoking behaviors in elderly American Indians from the Strong Heart Study.