Association of body mass index with mortality and functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke

Abstract The relation between obesity and stroke outcome has been disputed. This study was aimed to determine the association of body mass index (BMI) with mortality and functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Data were from a national, multi-centre, prospective, hospital-based re...

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Main Authors: Weiping Sun, Yining Huang, Ying Xian, Sainan Zhu, Zhirong Jia, Ran Liu, Fan Li, Jade W. Wei, Ji-Guang Wang, Ming Liu, Craig S. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02551-0