May 21, 1997JAMA
A Prospective Study of Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Risk of Stroke in Women
Why the study?
Do obesity and weight gain increase the risk of stroke in women?
Population
Women
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May inform stroke risk stratification in women; leaves open causality and prevention impact pending randomized confirmation.
Structured PICO
Do obesity and weight gain increase the risk of stroke in women?
P
Population
Women
I
Intervention
Obesity and weight gain (Body Mass Index and weight change)
O
Outcome
Risk of ischemic, hemorrhagic, and total strokehard clinical
Obesity and weight gain are associated with an increased risk of ischemic and total stroke, but not hemorrhagic stroke, in women.
Cite This Study
Kathryn M. Rexrode (1997) studied this question.