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Contribution of Obesity and Abdominal Fat Mass to Risk of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks

Yaroslav Winter, Sabine Rohrmann, Jakob Linseisen, Oliver Lanczik, Peter A. Ringleb, Johannes Hebebrand, Tobias Back

Stroke · 2008 · 190 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Markers of abdominal adiposity showed a graded and significant association with risk of stroke/TIA, independent of other vascular risk factors. Waist circumference and related ratios can better predict cerebrovascular events than BMI.

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