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Justine E F Moonen1,2, Ilya M Nasrallah3, John A Detre3
1National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health, LEPS/IRP/NIA/NIH, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Objective:
To examine longitudinal race and sex differences in mid-life brain health and to evaluate whether cardiovascular health (CVH) or apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 explain differences.
Methods:
The study included 478 Black and White participants (mean age: 50 years). Total (TBV), gray (GMV), white (WMV), and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volumes and GM-cerebral blood flow (CBF) were acquired with 3T-magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and 5-year follow-up. Analyses were based on general linear models.
Results:
There were race x sex interactions for GMV (P-interaction = .004) and CBF (P-interaction = .01) such that men showed more decline than women, and this was most evident in Blacks. Blacks compared to Whites had a significantly greater increase in WMH (P = .002). All sex-race differences in change were marginally attenuated by CVH and APOE ε4.
Conclusion:
Race-sex differences in brain health emerge by mid-life. Identifying new environmental factors beyond CVH is needed to develop early interventions to maintain brain health.
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