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Waist circumference alone has a weaker relation to stroke risk, with a relative risk of 1.52 for the highest quintile compared to the lowest.
Waist circumference may not be as critical a measure for stroke risk as waist/hip ratio.
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There was a weaker relation with waist circumference alone, with men in the highest quintile (> 40.2 inches) having a relative risk of 1.52 (95% confidence interval 0.82-2.82).
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Based on a large cohort study with a significant number of participants.
Source
Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Stroke among US Men
Susan Walker et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1996
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008892
cohort · n=28643Cited 299×
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