Adiposity and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: Prospective study in women and meta-analysis

Conclusions:
In UK women, higher BMI is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke but decreased risk of hemorrhagic stroke. The totality of the available published evidence suggests that BMI-associated risks are greater for ischemic than for hemorrhagic stroke.

Source: Neurology - October 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kroll, M. E., Green, J., Beral, V., Sudlow, C. L. M., Brown, A., Kirichek, O., Price, A., Yang, T. O., Reeves, G. K., For the Million Women Study Collaborators Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cohort studies, Risk factors in epidemiology, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage ARTICLE Source Type: research