Farzan Fatemi1, Kejal Kantarci1, Jonathan Graff-Radford1, Gregory M Preboske1, Stephen D Weigand1, Scott A Przybelski1, David S Knopman1, Mary M Machulda1, Rosebud O Roberts1, Michelle M Mielke1, Ronald C Petersen1, Clifford R Jack1, Prashanthi Vemuri2. 1. From the Departments of Radiology (F.F., K.K., G.M.P., C.R.J., P.V.), Health Sciences Research (S.D.W., S.A.P., R.O.R., M.M. Mielke), Neurology (J.G.-R., D.S.K., R.O.R., M.M. Mielke, R.C.P.), and Psychology (M.M. Machulda), Mayo Clinic Rochester; and School of Medicine (F.F.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 2. From the Departments of Radiology (F.F., K.K., G.M.P., C.R.J., P.V.), Health Sciences Research (S.D.W., S.A.P., R.O.R., M.M. Mielke), Neurology (J.G.-R., D.S.K., R.O.R., M.M. Mielke, R.C.P.), and Psychology (M.M. Machulda), Mayo Clinic Rochester; and School of Medicine (F.F.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. vemuri.prashanthi@mayo.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences in cerebrovascular pathologies (CVPs) as seen on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) MRI and in cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in a population-based cognitively unimpaired cohort and to examine whether sex is independently associated with FLAIR findings after accounting for differences in important midlife risk factors. METHODS: We identified 1,301 cognitively normal participants (663 men and 638 women) enrolled in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (age ≥70 years) who had FLAIR MRI and ascertained total burden of white matter (WM) hyperintensities (WMH), subcortical infarctions, and cortical infarctions. We compared CVPs and midlife and late-life vascular risk factors between men and women. We fit regression models with each CVP as an outcome, treating age, sex, and midlife risk factors as predictors. RESULTS: Women had significantly greater WMH volume relative to their WM volume compared to men (2.8% vs 2.4% of WM, p < 0.001), while men had a greater frequency of cortical infarctions compared to women (9% vs 4%, p < 0.001). Subcortical infarctions were equally common in men and women (20%). In regression modeling after adjustment for WM volume, the mean WMH volume difference between men and women was of the same magnitude as a 7-year difference in age. In contrast, men had 2.2-greater relative odds of having a cortical infarction compared to women. These sex differences persisted even after adjustment for midlife vascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: There were important sex differences in CVP findings on FLAIR in cognitively unimpaired elderly. Understanding these sex differences could aid in the development of sex-specific preventive strategies.
OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences in cerebrovascular pathologies (CVPs) as seen on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) MRI and in cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in a population-based cognitively unimpaired cohort and to examine whether sex is independently associated with FLAIR findings after accounting for differences in important midlife risk factors. METHODS: We identified 1,301 cognitively normal participants (663 men and 638 women) enrolled in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (age ≥70 years) who had FLAIR MRI and ascertained total burden of white matter (WM) hyperintensities (WMH), subcortical infarctions, and cortical infarctions. We compared CVPs and midlife and late-life vascular risk factors between men and women. We fit regression models with each CVP as an outcome, treating age, sex, and midlife risk factors as predictors. RESULTS: Women had significantly greater WMH volume relative to their WM volume compared to men (2.8% vs 2.4% of WM, p < 0.001), while men had a greater frequency of cortical infarctions compared to women (9% vs 4%, p < 0.001). Subcortical infarctions were equally common in men and women (20%). In regression modeling after adjustment for WM volume, the mean WMH volume difference between men and women was of the same magnitude as a 7-year difference in age. In contrast, men had 2.2-greater relative odds of having a cortical infarction compared to women. These sex differences persisted even after adjustment for midlife vascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: There were important sex differences in CVP findings on FLAIR in cognitively unimpaired elderly. Understanding these sex differences could aid in the development of sex-specific preventive strategies.
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