Body Mass Index and Risks of Incident Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective (JPHC) Study.

Yuanying Li Hiroshi Yatsuya Hiroyasu Iso Kazumasa YamagishiIsao SaitoYoshihiro Kokubo Norie Sawada Shoichiro Tsugane

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2018)

Cumulative average BMI showed a positive linear effect on sub-distribution hazards of lacunar, large-artery occlusive, and cardioembolic strokes in both sexes, except for cardioembolic stroke in women.

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