Association of Pre-Disease Body Mass Index With Multiple Sclerosis Prognosis

Association of Pre-Disease Body Mass Index With Multiple Sclerosis Prognosis

Both high body mass index (BMI) and smoking tobacco are known risk factors for developing multiple sclerosis (MS). However, it is unclear whether BMI, like smoking, is a risk factor for the secondary progressive (SP) course. We, therefore, sought to determine if high/low BMI at age 20 is associated...

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Main Authors: Ali Manouchehrinia, Anna Karin Hedström, Lars Alfredsson, Tomas Olsson, Jan Hillert, Ryan Ramanujam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
body mass index
progression
disability
secondary progressive MS
multiple sclerosis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00232/full

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