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We aim to investigate the interplay of CMB presence, number, and location with ID in a large community-based elderly cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included 1532 dementia-free participants (aged\u2009\u2265\u200965 years) derived from baseline examinations (2012\u20132013) of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS). The ID cases were diagnosed at visits 6 (2016\u20132017), 7 (2018\u20132019), and 8 (2019\u20132020). Cox proportional-hazards models were deployed to assess the association of CMB presence, number, and location with ID.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over a nine-year follow-up (median\u2009=\u20098.1 years), 390 participants developed ID. Microbleed (MB) presence was related to an increased ID risk (HR\u2009=\u20091.24, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.02\u20131.51). A stronger association was observed in those with mixed (lobar+subcortical) MBs (HR\u2009=\u20091.60, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.10\u20132.30). Compared to participants without MBs, those with \u2265 2 CMBs in any MBs, any lobar MBs, and any subcortical MBs were associated with 57%, 174%, and 74% higher ID risks. Furthermore, those with a pattern of only lobar MBs or superficial siderosis had the highest ID risk (HR\u2009=\u20091.80, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.26\u20132.65).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this large community-based elderly cohort, we identified that the presence of MBs or a high MB count (i.e.,\u2009\u2265\u20092), with some specificity for location, was independently related to an increased ID risk over a nine-year follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0340361","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,21]],"date-time":"2026-01-21T18:30:47Z","timestamp":1769020247000},"page":"e0340361","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cerebral microbleed patterns and the risk of incident 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