Background and aims Studies of the association between obesity and total mortality and
recurrent stroke events have shown contradictory results. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a …

Background Stroke is an acute cerebrovascular event closely related to brain tissue
damage, and is one of the major causes of death and disability in worldwide. Various …

Background: Obesity is believed to increase the risks of ischemic stroke or coronary heart
disease; however, regarding outcome after established vascular diseases, recent …

The obesity paradox is often attributed to fat acting as a buffer to protect individuals in fragile
metabolic states. If this was the case, one would predict that the reverse epidemiology would …

Background Although obesity is associated with excess mortality and morbidity, mortality is
lower in obese than in normal weight stroke patients (the obesity paradox). Studies now …

Background: Many studies have explored the impact of body mass index (BMI) on stroke
prognosis, yet findings remain inconsistent. Aims: The aims of this study were to conduct a …

Background and purpose Obesity is an established risk factor for ischemic stroke but the
association of increased body mass index (BMI) with survival after ischemic stroke remains …

Background and Purpose—A systematic review of the prospective studies addressing the
relationship of overweight and obesity to major stroke subtypes is lacking. We evaluated the …

Objectives Although obesity is a risk factor for stroke, its impact on mortality in patients with
stroke remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between body …

Background and Purpose—Little is known about the contribution of obesity to the higher
mortality risk among stroke survivors. We assessed the independent association between …