In the first study of its kind, investigators may have found a link
between stroke risk and the quality of married life.
Not exact matches
To date, the majority of prospective studies have found no significant association
between egg consumption and
risk of coronary heart disease or
stroke.
A weak and marginally significant inverse association was seen
between milk intake and total CVD, but no significant association was seen with
risk of
stroke or CHD.
Conventional
risk factors largely explain the links observed
between loneliness / social isolation and first time heart disease /
stroke, finds the largest study of its kind published online in the journal Heart.
The findings suggest a link
between long - term exposure to road traffic noise and deaths, as well as a greater
risk of
stroke, particularly in the elderly.
The association
between the two conditions remained significant even when researchers adjusted for other
risk factors, including age, gender, race, body mass index, physical activity, history of alcohol use and smoking, and history of other conditions like myocardial infarction,
stroke and diabetes mellitus.
Researchers found no evidence of an association
between total nut consumption and
risk of
stroke, but eating peanuts and walnuts was inversely associated with the
risk of
stroke.
Researchers say these results have implications for understanding disease origin rather than for clinical
risk prediction and future studies should focus on the mechanisms underlying the relationship
between childhood height and later
stroke.
Its long - term monitoring of a large group, or cohort, of people in a Massachusetts town has yielded landmark results on everything from the link
between cholesterol and heart disease to the genetic
risk of
stroke.
Our data therefore furnishes no significant indications of a correlation
between enthusiasm for football and increased
risk of
stroke.»
Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of survey responses and health records of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a «synergistic» link
between exercise and good vitamin D levels in reducing the
risk of heart attacks and
strokes.
But after adjustment for other
stroke risk factors, there was no association
between the level of the neighborhood advantage and
stroke risk, suggesting that those living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to develop
risk factors including hypertension, diabetes and smoking.
For instance, in addition to presiding over the long - running Leiden 85 - plus study, which tracks cognitive decline and
risk factors for heart disease,
stroke, and other illnesses in people 85 and older, Westendorp came up with an innovative and inexpensive way to explore the evolutionary tradeoff
between longevity and fertility: analyzing old genealogical records of British aristocrats.
Gino Gialdini, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, and colleagues conducted a study to determine the long - term
risk of ischemic
stroke after perioperative AF of patients undergoing surgery, using administrative claims data from California acute care hospitals
between 2007 and 2011.
Researchers analyzed the relationship
between eating habits and death
risks from heart disease and
stroke.
As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased
risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase
risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining
risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments
between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia
risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack,
stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline
between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia
risk.
No significant association
between proton pump inhibitor use and
risk of
stroke after adjustment for lifestyle factors and indication.
To compare the long - term
risks and benefits of mechanical versus biological heart valves, researchers examined rates of mortality,
stroke, bleeding and reoperation in patients who underwent heart - valve surgery at 142 hospitals in California
between 1996 and 2013.
According to a new study, people who sleep more than eight hours a day have a higher
risk for a
stroke compared to people who sleep
between six and eight hours.
Plus, he said, there is a known link
between disruptions in the body's circadian rhythms and
stroke risk.
Similarly, no link was found
between saturated fat and a higher
risk for
stroke, type 2 diabetes, and / or heart disease.
And while no clear association was seen
between trans fat consumption and a higher
risk for either
stroke or diabetes, trans fat was linked to a 21 percent bump in the
risk for developing heart disease.
Working
between 41 to 48 hours led to a 10 % increased
risk of
stroke and upping work hours to
between 49 and 54 hours a week caused a 27 % increased
risk of
stroke.
(8) A Japanese prospective study that followed 58,000 men for an average of 14 years found no association
between saturated fat intake and heart disease, and an inverse association
between saturated fat and
stroke (i.e. those who ate more saturated fat had a lower
risk of
stroke).
More modern research that makes these adjustments seems to find no correlation
between coffee consumption (at least in moderate levels) and
risk of heart disease,
stroke or cancer.
The researchers found no relationship
between mercury exposure and the
risk of heart attack and
stroke, even in people with mercury concentrations of up to 1 microgram per gram.
The researchers found that people with a low sodium intake (less than 3,000 mg) experienced a higher
risk of heart attack,
stroke, or heart failure, compared to people who consumed
between 3,000 mg and 6,000 mg a day.
How many studies have you read about the links
between high fitness levels and decreased
risk of cancer, heart disease and
stroke?
One 2014 study in the medical journal Neurology found that, contrary to popular belief, there might actually be no association
between high total cholesterol and
stroke risk.
Studies have shown a positive correlation
between potassium intake and bone mineral density; increased potassium intake is also linked to a decreased
risk of
stroke.
Recent studies suggest that there is a link
between sweetened beverages and increased
risks of dementia and
stroke [2] and even diet soda is believed to be associated with an increased
risk of cardiovascular events.
In 2013, a meta - analysis in the British Medical Journal determined no significant association
between egg consumption and
risk of cardiovascular disease and
stroke.
Heat waves Usually increase
between Mornings and Late afternoons and Stepping out in This time Enhances
Risk of Heat
stroke.
One cited study, which attributes
stroke to excessive salt intake, is a meta - analysis of thirteen studies published
between 1966 and 2008 in which most measurements of sodium intake were highly inaccurate estimates based on food frequency questionnaires.22 The second is a review of fifty - two studies, which concluded that
strokes are not caused by excess sodium but rather by insufficient potassium, a finding that is consistent with the preponderance of evidence.23 Cordain ignores more recent large clinical and epidemiological studies, which have found that sodium intakes of less than 3 grams per day significantly increase cardiovascular
risk.3, 4
Another meta - analysis published in 2015 in the British Journal of Medicine concluded that there is no association
between saturated fat and
risk of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, ischemic
stroke, type 2 diabetes, or all - cause mortality (the
risk of death from any cause)(de Souza et al., 2015).
These four nutrients work together synergistically, and lack of balance
between them is why calcium supplements have become associated with increased
risk of heart attacks and
stroke, and why some people experience vitamin D toxicity.
Yet another meta - analysis21 that pooled data from 21 studies and included nearly 348,000 adults found no difference in the
risks of heart disease and
stroke between people with the lowest and highest intakes of saturated fat.
• A meta - analysis published last year, which pooled data from 21 studies and included nearly 348,000 adults, found no difference in the
risks of heart disease and
stroke between people with the lowest and highest intakes of saturated fat.
The Women's Health Initiative study found that users of the hormone replacement drug PremPro had a 41 % higher
risk of
stroke, so it's important to distinguish
between the
risk factors of the synthetic hormones in PremPro and the
risk factors for bioidentical hormones.
Correlations
between six flavonoid sub-classes from citrus fruits were assessed related to
risks of hemorrhagic, ischemic or complete
stroke.
Earlier research shows a link
between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and a higher heart attack and
stroke risk.
In sum, studies now show salt limits that are within a moderate salt consumption range (
between 2,645 to 4,945 mg per day), reduces the
risk of death or a serious event such as a heart attack or
stroke and below or above these limits has increased
risk of such.
A systematic review «Red and processed meat consumption and
risk of incident coronary heart disease,
stroke, and diabetes: A systematic review and meta - analysis» showed that there was NO association
between unprocessed meats and diabetes, heart disease or
stroke, but a 42 % increased
risk with processed meats.
For instance, one study found a link
between increased consumption of white fruits like apples and pears and lower
stroke risk, but found no link for yellow and orange fruits.
After looking at data on nearly 300,000 adults, the researchers concluded that there's a sleep sweet spot —
between seven to eight hours a night reduced the
risk of
stroke by more than 25 percent.
We investigated the association
between dietary fiber and the
risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which we defined as
stroke or CHD, in a Japanese population...
«It doesn't prove a cause - and - effect relationship
between chocolate and reduced
risk of heart disease and
stroke,» says JoAnn Manson, chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Meta - analysis affirms association
between folic acid supplementation and lower
risk of
stroke in cardiovascular disease patients
A link also exists
between shift work and accidents, type 2 diabetes (relative
risk range 1.09 - 1.40), weight gain, coronary heart disease (relative
risk 1.23),
stroke (relative
risk 1.05), and cancer (relative
risk range 1.01 - 1.32), although the original studies showed mixed results.
Recent studies reveal the link
between melatonin and brain health — showcasing the potential of melatonin to delay and even reverse neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, while cutting
risk of
stroke.