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| Title |
Obesity associated with increased brain age from midlife
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| Published in |
Neurobiology of Aging, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.07.010 |
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| Authors |
Lisa Ronan, Aaron F. Alexander-Bloch, Konrad Wagstyl, Sadaf Farooqi, Carol Brayne, Lorraine K. Tyler, Cam-CAN, Paul C. Fletcher |
| Abstract |
Common mechanisms in aging and obesity are hypothesized to increase susceptibility to neurodegeneration, however, direct evidence in support of this hypothesis is lacking. We therefore performed a cross-sectional analysis of magnetic resonance image-based brain structure on a population-based cohort of healthy adults. Study participants were originally part of the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) and included 527 individuals aged 20-87 years. Cortical reconstruction techniques were used to generate measures of whole-brain cerebral white-matter volume, cortical thickness, and surface area. Results indicated that cerebral white-matter volume in overweight and obese individuals was associated with a greater degree of atrophy, with maximal effects in middle-age corresponding to an estimated increase of brain age of 10 years. There were no similar body mass index-related changes in cortical parameters. This study suggests that at a population level, obesity may increase the risk of neurodegeneration. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 302 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 33 | 11% |
| Spain | 23 | 8% |
| United States | 16 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 5% |
| Mexico | 6 | 2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4 | 1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | <1% |
| Belgium | 3 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 20 | 7% |
| Unknown | 176 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 257 | 85% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 21 | 7% |
| Scientists | 19 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 383 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 379 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 82 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 10% |
| Researcher | 35 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 6% |
| Other | 48 | 13% |
| Unknown | 116 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 103 | 27% |
| Neuroscience | 41 | 11% |
| Psychology | 36 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 5% |
| Other | 39 | 10% |
| Unknown | 128 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1490. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 January 2024.
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