Association between the sarcopenia index and the risk of stroke in elderly patients with hypertension: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the sarcopenia index (SI) and stroke risk in elderly patients with hypertension. This study included 5145 stroke-free elderly hypertensive patients. We used Cox regression models to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of incident stroke. Over a median follow-up of 38 months, we identified 607 (11.80%) individuals with total stroke, of whom 507 (9.85%) had ischemic stroke and 93 (1.81%) had hemorrhagic stroke. The risk of developing stroke decreased with each quartile of SI; after adjustment for multiple confounders, the HRs for the Q4 group versus the Q1 group were 0.46 (95% CI, 0.35-0.59) for total stroke, 0.46 (95% CI, 0.35-0.61) for ischemic stroke, and 0.33 (95% CI, 0.17-0.64) for hemorrha

SUBMITTER: Cai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10085603 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature