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Association between body mass index and outcome in Japanese ischemic stroke patients
- Source :
- Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 17:369-374
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- Aim An association between body mass index (BMI) and stroke outcome have been reported, but the results are controversial. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether BMI is associated with ischemic stroke outcome. Methods Consecutive Japanese acute ischemic stroke patients were analyzed. BMI was categorized as underweight (BMI
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Mean age
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Normal weight
Modified Rankin Scale
Ischemic stroke
Obese group
Medicine
Underweight
medicine.symptom
business
Body mass index
Stroke
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14441586
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Geriatrics & Gerontology International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2fd376d707d80663a292d0da621bce14