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Longitudinal Relationship Between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study
2024-08-26
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally, with obesity being a major risk factor. Traditional obesity measures like Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) have limitations. This study investigates the longitudinal relationship between the Weight-Adjusted Waist Index (WWI), a novel obesity measure, and stroke incidence in a middle-aged and elderl...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 032b8fe1-ef83-5fc4-b4c2-7bbaecde955c
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4776158/v1
