Kaori Miwa, Michikazu Nakai, Sohei Yoshimura, Yusuke Sasahara, Shinichi Wada, Junpei Koge, Akiko Ishigami, Yoshiki Yagita, Kenji Kamiyama, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Shotai Kobayashi, Kazuo Minematsu, Kazunori Toyoda, Masatoshi Koga
BACKGROUND AND AIM: To investigate the prognostic implication of body mass index (BMI) on clinical outcomes after acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS: The subjects of the study included adult patients with available baseline body weight and height data who had suffered an acute stroke and were registered in the Japan Stroke Data Bank-a hospital-based, multicenter stroke registration database-between January 2006 and December 2020. The outcome measures included unfavorable outcomes defined as a modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score of 5-6 and favorable outcomes (mRS 0-2) at discharge, and in-hospital mortality...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Stroke: Official Journal of the International Stroke Society