Adherence
Maintaining non-smoking status, high diet quality, and high leisure-time physical activity significantly reduces the risk of atherothrombotic ischemic stroke, with benefits independent of established comorbidities.
To lower your risk of atherothrombotic stroke, focus on three key behaviors: do not smoke, maintain a high-quality diet (rich in fish, vegetables, fiber, and healthy fats), and engage in high levels of leisure-time physical activity. These benefits hold true even if you have existing conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. Do not rely on BMI alone as a risk indicator; prioritize these active lifestyle factors.
Non-smoking (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.62, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.56–0.68), high diet quality (HR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.72–0.97) and high leisure-time physical activity (HR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.80–0.98) decreased the risk of atherothrombotic ischemic stroke independent of established risk factors
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort (N=26,547) with long follow-up (median 21.2 years) and multivariable adjustment.
Source
Modifiable and Non-Modifiable Risk Factors for Atherothrombotic Ischemic Stroke among Subjects in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study
Anna Johansson et al. · Nutrients · 2021
DOI 10.3390/nu13061952
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