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Background: This study investigated the association between the cumulative triglyceride-total cholesterol-body weight index (TCBI) and the risk of stroke among middle-aged and older adults, focusing on hypertension as a potential mediator.
Methods: Data from 5,598 participants aged ≥ 45 years in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were analyzed over a median follow-up of 57.2 months. CumTCBI was calculated as ((TCBI + TCBI)/2) × (2015-2011). The risk of stroke was the primary outcome. Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic splines were used to examine the association between CumTCBI and stroke risk. Mediation analysis investigated the role of hypertension as a potential mediator of the association between CumTCBI and stroke risk.
Results: During the follow-up period, 480 (8.93%) participants experienced stroke. The fully adjusted CumTCBI was significantly associated with stroke (HR per 1 SD = 1.166). A non-linearly association was observed, with stroke risk increasing when CumTCBI was below 12.639 (HR per 100 units = 1.166, = 0.002) and remaining stable beyond this threshold ( = 0.356). Additionally, hypertension mediated 27.4% of the association.
Conclusion: CumTCBI is non-linearly associated with stroke risk, partially mediated by hypertension. Managing both metabolic status and hyperternsion may reduce stroke risk in aging populations.
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Eur Geriatr Med
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School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
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Method: This retrospective longitudinal cohort study used interRAI comprehensive health assessment data from 2016 to 2021, encompassing 21,394 older adults aged ≥ 65 years across 228 LTCFs.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
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Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Center for Translational and Experimental Cardiology (CTEC), University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Pediatr Crit Care Med
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Waisman Brain Imaging Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Objectives: Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a complication of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) that carries a risk of secondary brain injury. This study investigated the association between ICP burden and brain injury patterns on MRI in children with severe TBI.
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Biomed Environ Sci
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Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital Heart Center, Zhengzhou 451464, Henan, China.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the leading cause of death globally. HCM can precipitate heart failure (HF) by causing the cardiac tissue to weaken and stretch, thereby impairing its pumping efficiency. Moreover, HCM increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, which in turn elevates the likelihood of thrombus formation and stroke.
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