High blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and smoking linked to severe stroke risk

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Our results emphasize the importance of managing risk factors for stroke, especially high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and smoking in order to prevent severe, disabling stroke."</p> <p style="text-align: right;">Catriona Reddin, MD, <span style="font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">study author</span> at the University of Galway in Ireland and a member of the American Academy of Neurology</p> </blockquote> <p>The study involved 26,948 people from 32 countries with an average age of 62. Of this group, half the people had a stroke and half were people who did not have a stroke. Participants without stroke were matched for age and sex to people who had stroke.</p> <p>Of those with stroke, 4,848 people had a severe stroke and 8,612 people had a mild to moderate stroke. Severe stroke was defined as outcomes ranging from being unable to walk or care for oneself without assistance to requiring constant nursing care to death. Mild to moderate stroke was defined as outcomes ranging from having no symptoms to requiring some help with personal care but being able to walk without the assistance of another person.</p> <p>Researchers determined the following stroke risk factors for each person: blood pressure higher than 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg); atrial fibrillation; diabetes; high cholesterol; smoking; alcohol use; diet quality; physical inactivity; psychological and social stress; and excess body fat around the waist called waist-to-hip ratio.</p> <p>Researchers compared how important risk factors were for severe stroke and mild to moderate stroke to people who did not have a stroke. 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