Visceral Adiposity and Risk of Stroke: A Mendelian Randomization Study

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Purpose In recent years, metabolic syndrome has risen in prevalence and brought a heavy disease burden to modern society. As the representative aspect of metabolic syndrome, obesity has been shown to be related to an increased risk of stroke. Given that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) forms the fundamental basis of central obesity, we sought to explore a causal relationship between VAT and stroke by using mendelian...

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