Abdominal fatness and cerebral white matter hyperintensity

Although obesity has been proven as a risk factor of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, there have been few studies addressing the association between obesity and cerebral white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume with controversial findings. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between abdominal fat distribution and WMH volume in a neurologically healthy population. We performed an observational study in a consecutive series of...