Adiposity, Body Fat Distribution, and Risk of Major Stroke Types Among Adults in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Uncertainty persists regarding the independent association of general and central adiposity with major stroke types.

Objective

To determine the independent associations of general and central adiposity with risk of ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Design, setting, and participants

Between 2006 and 2010, adults without prior stroke at recruitment in England, Scotland, and Wales were recruited into the UK Biobank prospective cohort study and were followed up through linkage with electronic medical records. Data were analyzed from September 2021 to September 2022.

Exposures

General adiposity (body mass index [BMI] calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) and central adiposity (waist ci

SUBMITTER: Pillay P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856404 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature