Is the cardiometabolic index (CMI) associated with ischemic stroke risk in the general population?
The cardiometabolic index is strongly and independently associated with ischemic stroke risk in females, suggesting its utility for sex-stratified risk assessment and targeted prevention.
The strong and independent association of CMI with ischemic stroke in females, in comparison with the much lesser degree in males, provides further insight to better stratify by sex in investigations of ischemic stroke and solidly corroborates the potential role of ischemic stroke prevention targeted at CMI.
Wang et al. (Tue,) studied this question.