Incremental significance and sex discrepancies of neck circumference on the odds of ischaemic stroke: a multistage, population-based, cross-sectional study from Northeast China

Conclusion
NC and NHR might be promising independent indicators for women IS. Their incremental value in the risk stratification of IS enables the individualised prevention of IS in women.

Source: BMJ Open - March 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Li, G., Li, Y., Jing, L., Tian, Y., Shi, L., Jiang, C., Sun, Q., Ren, G., Dai, D., Sun, J., Wang, W., Xue, W., Yang, Z., Liu, S., Xing, L. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research