The Effects of Body Mass Index on In-hospital mortality following first ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke events: Does the "obesity paradox" apply?

CONCLUSION: Obese patients are less likely to die during hospitalization following first-time non-subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke than non-overweight/non-obese patients. These findings support the "obesity paradox" concept, though more research is needed for recurrent stroke patients.PMID:34691415 | PMC:PMC8519764 | DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102839

Source: Annals of Medicine - October 25, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kevin J Kinter Robert Alfaro Christopher Kinter Lucas Suder Zachary Davis Pura Rodriguez Juan Gabriel Ruiz Juan Carlos Zevallos Adel Elkbuli Source Type: research