Table 2

Association of diabetes status with WMH volume

Participants with pre-diabetes versus normoglycemic control participantsParticipants with diabetes versus normoglycemic control participantsParticipants with pre-diabetes versus participants with diabetes
IRR (95% CI)P valueIRR (95% CI)P valueIRR (95% CI)P value
WMH volumeA2.17 (1.48 to 3.17)<0.0012.69 (1.70 to 4.25)<0.0010.81 (0.48 to 1.34)0.406
B1.84 (1.26 to 2.70)0.0021.96 (1.22 to 3.16)0.0050.94 (0.58 to 1.51)0.793
C1.87 (1.28 to 2.75)0.0011.75 (1.07 to 2.87)0.0261.07 (0.66 to 1.72)0.788
  • IRRs are from zero-inflated negative binomial regression models.

  • A, unadjusted; B, adjusted for age; C, adjusted for age, gender, hypertension, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Body Mass Index, smoking, and alcohol consumption; IRR, incidence rate ratio; WMH, white matter hyperintensity.