Open AccessBody Mass Index, Blood Pressure, and Mortality From Stroke
Author(s) -
Maigeng Zhou,
Alison Offer,
Gonghuan Yang,
Margaret Smith,
Gei Hui,
Gary Whitlock,
Rory Collins,
Zhengjing Huang,
Richard Peto,
Zhengming Chen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.495374
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , body mass index , blood pressure , hazard ratio , cardiology , proportional hazards model , demography , surgery , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering
Despite previous investigations, substantial uncertainty remains about the relation between body mass index (BMI) and stroke, especially in populations with a relatively low BMI but a high stroke rate.
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