Glycemic Index, Retinal Vascular Caliber, and Stroke Mortality
Author(s) -
Shweta Kaushik,
Jie Jin Wang,
Tien Yin Wong,
Victoria Flood,
Alan W. Barclay,
Jennie BrandMiller,
Paul Mitchell
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.108.513812
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , glycemic index , retinal , cohort , population , cause of death , cardiology , surgery , ophthalmology , glycemic , confidence interval , insulin , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering , disease
It is unclear whether diets with high glycemic index (GI) and low cereal fiber (CF) are associated with greater risk of stroke. We aimed to assess the relationship between dietary GI and CF content, retinal microvasculature changes, and stroke-related mortality.
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