Body mass index and stroke in UK women: "Obesity paradox" revisited

Neurology. 2016 Oct 4;87(14):1432-1433. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003186. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

Authors

Kathryn Rexrode¹, Tatjana Rundek²

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Preventive Medicine (K.R.), Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; and Department of Neurology (T.R.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL. krexrode@partners.org.
² From the Division of Preventive Medicine (K.R.), Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; and Department of Neurology (T.R.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL.

PMID: 27605174
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003186

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Obesity / diagnosis
Obesity / epidemiology*
Risk Factors
Stroke / diagnosis
Stroke / epidemiology*
Stroke / prevention & control
United Kingdom / epidemiology