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 Although associated with excess mortality and morbidity, obesity is associated
with lower mortality after stroke. The association between obesity and risk of recurrent stroke …

Background and purpose The relation between obesity and stroke recurrence is still under
debate. In this study, we investigated whether initial obesity was associated with recurrent …

Background Although obesity is a risk factor for stroke and achieving normal weight is
advocated to decrease stroke risk, the risk associated with obesity and weight loss after …

Background and Purpose—Although obesity is an established risk factor for the occurrence
of a primary stroke, little is known about the impact of baseline obesity on recurrent vascular …

Importance Reports of an obesity paradox have led to uncertainty about secondary
prevention in obese patients with stroke. The paradox is disputed and has been claimed to …

In a population‐based case–control study we assessed the association between obesity
and acute ischaemic/non‐embolic stroke. A total of 163 patients aged older than 70 years …

Background: Obesity is an established cardiovascular risk factor. We studied the association
between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality after stroke. Methods: A registry …

Background While it is widely held that obesity is a risk factor for stroke, its role in mortality
after stroke is less understood. We aim to examine effects of Body Mass Index (BMI) on in …

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 …