1. Hazard ratio (HR) for mortality for a 1-kg/m2 increase in body mass index (BMI) across the range of baseline BMI among patients with acute ischemic stroke (n=1775): the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project, June 1, 2005, to December 31, 2010.
Hazard ratio (HR) for mortality for a 1-kg/m2 increase in body mass index (BMI) across the range of baseline BMI among patients with acute ischemic stroke (n=1775): the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project, June 1, 2005, to December 31, Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, stroke severity, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, end-stage renal disease, cancer, history of stroke or transient ischemic attack (before the BASIC study), recurrent stroke during the study period, excessive alcohol use, and smoking.
Lesli E. Skolarus et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014;7:64-69
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