Genetics

Lifestyle, Genetics and Stroke

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An UK prospective population based cohort study found that genetic and lifestyle factors were independently associated with risk of incident stroke. The study recruited 306 473 men and women, aged 40-73 years, between 2006 and 2010. During a median follow-up of 7.1 years (2 138 443 person years), 2077 incident strokes (1541 ischemic […]

BMI Linked to Cardiometabolic Diseases

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http://jamanetwork.com/The cross-sectional baseline data from a population-based cohort study in UK identified associations between body mass index (BMI) and risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressures. The study included 119 859 participants with complete phenotypic (medical and sociodemographic) and genetic data between […]