Adiposity and risk of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in 0·5 million Chinese men and women: a prospective cohort study

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Authors

Zhengming Chen · University of Oxford

Andri Iona · University of Oxford

Sarah Parish · University of Oxford

Yiping Chen · Nuffield Health

Canqing Yu · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Fiona Bragg · University of Oxford

Ling Yang ·

Abstract

UK Wellcome Trust, UK Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese National Natural Science Foundation.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Lancet Global Health

Volume 6, Issue 6, pp. e630-e640

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30216-x

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