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

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

Author(s) -

Yaroslav Winter,

Sabine Rohrmann,

Jakob Linseisen,

Oliver Lanczik,

Peter A. Ringleb,

Johannes Hebebrand,

Tobias Back

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.108.523001

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , odds ratio , abdominal obesity , body mass index , stroke (engine) , waist to height ratio , waist–hip ratio , obesity , risk factor , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Waist circumference has been shown to be a better predictor of cardiovascular risk than body mass index (BMI). Our case-control study aimed to evaluate the contribution of obesity and abdominal fat mass to the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA).

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