Components of a healthy diet and different types of physical activity and risk of atherothrombotic ischemic stroke: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diet and physical activity (PA) are modifiable risk factors thought to influence the risk of ischemic stroke (IS). However, few studies have examined their effect on different subtypes of IS.

Aim

To examine components of overall diet quality and different types of PA in relation to the risk of atherothrombotic IS (aIS).

Materials and methods

The study population included 23,797 participants (mean age 58 years; 63% women) from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study cohort. Participants were enrolled between 1991 and 1996 and followed until end of 2016 (median follow-up 21.5 years). Incident aIS events were identified using national registries (total cases 1,937). Measures of PA (total, leisure-time, occupational, and domestic) were assessed using a baseline questio

SUBMITTER: Johansson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9614044 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature