Regular physical activity postpones age of occurrence of first-ever stroke and improves long-term outcomes.
Negar MorovatdarMario Di NapoliSaverio StrangesAmanda G ThriftMoira KapralReza BehrouzMohammad Taghi FarzadfardMohammad Sobhan Sheikh AndalibiReza Rahimzadeh OskooieAnuradha SawantNaghmeh MokhberMahmoud Reza AzarpazhoohPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)
In our cohort, we observed a younger age of stroke and a higher odds of 1- and 5-year mortality among those with less physical activity. This is an important health promotion strategy to encourage people to remain physically active.