Association of higher waist circumference with milder stroke severity in acute ischaemic stroke.

DISCUSSION: Higher WC at admission is associated with milder baseline stroke severity among patients with acute ischaemic stroke. ABBREVIATIONS: BMI: body mass index; CE: cardioembolism; CI: confidence interval; LAA: large-artery atherosclerosis; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OR: odds ratio; SAO: small-artery occlusion; WC: waist circumference. PMID: 29856277 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurological Research - Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research