July 9, 2007Archives of Internal Medicine251 citations
View Full PaperBody Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-Hip Ratio on the Risk of Total and Type-Specific Stroke
Structured PICO
Do body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio affect the risk of total and type-specific stroke in men and women?
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Population
Men and women
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Intervention
Body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio (abdominal adiposity)
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Outcome
Total and type-specific (ischemic) strokehard clinical
Body mass index is a risk factor for stroke in both sexes, whereas abdominal adiposity increases stroke risk specifically in men.
Abstract
Body mass index was a risk factor for total and ischemic stroke in men and women. Abdominal adiposity was a risk factor for total and ischemic stroke only in men.