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THE ASSOCIATION OF OBESITY AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE IN YOUNG ADULTS

Obesity has been recognized as an isolated risk factor for stroke. Also in obese patients more frequently other risk factors for stroke as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, ischemic heart disease and obstructive sleep apnea are present. Th e aim of this study is to investigate the presence of obesity among other risk factors for stroke in younger adult patients with ischemic stroke. Th is was a pilot study performed on ischemic stroke patients of age between 18 and 55 years. In all patients beside routine diagnostic procedure the height, weight and waist circumference were measured. Th e study included 50 patients, 23 females and 27 males, the mean age of male patients was 39, 8 ±10, 5 years and for females 41, 6±7, 7years. In control group BMI was 22, 66 ± 1, 26 kg/m2 for males and 21, 77 ± 3, 04 kg/m2 for females. In male stroke patients BMI was 23, 82 ± 4, 17 kg/m2 and 21, 81±2, 93 kg/ m2 for female stroke patients. Signifi cant diff erence was present comparing average abdominal girth inmale controls (94, 9±5, 8 cm) and in male stroke group (102, 6±9, 8cm), p<0, 05. In female group no signifi cant diff erence was present for abdominal girth neither for body mass index in all groups. According to our results we can conclude that in young male stroke patients increased risk for stroke could have been associated with abdominal obesity.

obesity; stroke

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