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 ageSelf‐Reported Physical Activity and Relations to Growth and Neurotrophic Factors in Diabetes Mellitus: The Framingham Offspring Study
Spartano NL, Davis-Plourde KL, Himali JJ, Murabito JM, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Self‐Reported Physical Activity and Relations to Growth and Neurotrophic Factors in Diabetes Mellitus: The Framingham Offspring Study. Journal Of Diabetes Research 2019, 2019: 2718465. PMID: 30729134, PMCID: PMC6343169, DOI: 10.1155/2019/2718465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorIGF-1 levelsDiabetes mellitusAmbulatory physical activityPhysical activityIGF-1Neurotrophic factorBrain-derived neurotrophic factor levelsHigher IGF-1 levelsInsulin-like growth factor-1Self-reported physical activityExamination cycle 7Higher BDNF levelsNeurotrophic factor levelsHormone replacement therapyPrevalent cardiovascular diseaseTotal physical activityFramingham Offspring StudyGrowth factor-1Multivariable regression modelsPhysical activity variablesMore physical activityEndothelial growth factorMiddle-aged adultsLinear multivariable regression models