Adiposity and Outcome After Ischemic Stroke

202096 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Zuolu Liu · Sutter Health

Nerses Sanossian · Southern California University for Professional Studies

Sidney Starkman · LC Resources (United States)

Gilda Avila-Rinek · Norwegian Womens Public Health Association

Marc Eckstein · Southern California University for Professional Studies

Latisha Sharma · Norwegian Womens Public Health Association

David S. Liebeskind

Abstract

Mortality and functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke have disparate relations with patients' adiposity. Higher BMI is linearly associated with increased survival; and BMI has a U-shaped or J-shaped relation to disability and stroke-related quality of life. Potential mechanisms including nutritional reserve aiding survival during recovery and greater frequency of atherosclerotic than thromboembolic infarcts in individuals with higher BMI.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 144-151

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.027900

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