2019
Association of Accelerometer-Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity With Brain Volume
Spartano NL, Davis-Plourde KL, Himali JJ, Andersson C, Pase MP, Maillard P, DeCarli C, Murabito JM, Beiser AS, Vasan RS, Seshadri S. Association of Accelerometer-Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity With Brain Volume. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e192745. PMID: 31002329, PMCID: PMC6481600, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLight-intensity physical activityTotal brain volumeHigher total brain volumeMagnetic resonance imagingPA guidelinesPhysical activityBrain volumeBrain agingVigorous PA levelsCommunity-based cohort studyPA levelsBrain magnetic resonance imagingAssociation of accelerometerCurrent PA guidelinesBrain MRI measuresFramingham Heart Study participantsVigorous physical activityAdditional hourMost older adultsFramingham Heart StudyHigher brain volumesCohort studyDementia preventionDementia riskMean age
2018
Vascular risk at younger ages most strongly associates with current and future brain volume.
Pase MP, Davis-Plourde K, Himali JJ, Satizabal CL, Aparicio H, Seshadri S, Beiser AS, DeCarli C. Vascular risk at younger ages most strongly associates with current and future brain volume. Neurology 2018, 91: e1479-e1486. PMID: 30232248, PMCID: PMC6202941, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular risk factor burdenRisk factor burdenVascular risk factorsLower brain volumeRisk factorsStrength of associationBrain volumeYounger ageAge decadeFramingham Stroke Risk ProfileAge 45 yearsPotential therapeutic effectsStroke Risk ProfileLongitudinal analysisFramingham Heart StudyCross-sectional analysisStroke riskVascular riskDementia riskAge 45Therapeutic effectHeart StudyRisk profileBrain structuresCross-sectional data