ALB and Stroke: At year 1 after stroke, after adjusting for age and education year, left‐handedness (OR, 2.648 [1.154, 6.075]), smoking (OR, 2.248 [1.239, 4.077]), COPD (OR, 2.677 [1.162, 6.163]), lower albumin (OR, 0.905 [0.848, 0.965]), higher Scheltens WMH (OR, 1.078 [1.018, 1.140]) and total (OR, 1.05 [1.011, 1.090]) score, higher WMH volume/ICV*100% (OR, 1.28 [1.033, 1.585]), lower brain volume (OR, 0.996 [0.994, 0.999]) and higher CSF volume (OR, 1.006 [1.001, 1.010]) were associated with higher odds of cognitive impairment.