What does the research say about global white matter fractional anisotropy?

Global white matter fractional anisotropy

There are 2 papers on global white matter fractional anisotropy in aging research: 2 observational studies in people.

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“The analyses revealed a significant association between global FA and walking speed, indicating higher white matter integrity in people with higher pace.”

Linking objective measures of physical activity and capability with brain structure in healthy community dwelling older adultsNeuroImage. Clinical2021doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102767

Humans2

Associations

Walking speed

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1 study

Walking speed is associated with global white matter fractional anisotropy in humans.
“The analyses revealed a significant association between global FA and walking speed, indicating higher white matter integrity in people with higher pace.”
Humansn = 122
Linking objective measures of physical activity and capability with brain structure in healthy community dwelling older adults
NeuroImage. ClinicalJul 24, 2021

Sex

downin humans1

1 study

Sex is associated with global white matter fractional anisotropy in humans (females compared with males).
“Females exhibited lower global FA on average compared to males.”
Humansfemales compared with maleswhite matterfemalesn = 49
Tract Specificity of Age Effects on Diffusion Tensor Imaging Measures of White Matter Health
Frontiers in aging neuroscienceMar 15, 2021