In an analysis of more than 50 years of health data, women who had overweight or obesity at age 14 or 31 were more likely to have an ischemic (clot-caused) stroke before age 55, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.
Jun 6 2024American Heart Association In an analysis of more than 50 years of health data, women who had overweight or obesity at age 14 or 31 were more likely to have an ischemic stroke before age 55, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.
The study conducted in Finland suggests that women with overweight at age 14 were associated with later clot caused stroke risk despite having lost weight by age 31. Also, women with overweight at age 31 were associated with later clot caused stroke risk despite having been normal weight at age 14. An increased risk of clot caused stroke was not found in men who were overweight at ages 14 or 31.
Ursula Mikkola, B.M., lead study author, investigator in the Research Unit of Population Health at the University of Oulu in Finland For this analysis, researchers used the body mass index , a ratio of weight to height, to explore whether those who were overweight or obese at age 14 or age 31 had a different risk of early stroke compared to peers who were not overweight or obese at age 14 or 31. About 1 in 20 participants experienced a clot-caused stroke or transient ischemic attack during the average follow-up period of almost 39 years after the age 14 evaluation and almost 23 years after the age 31 evaluation.
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