Regular physical activity postpones age of occurrence of first-ever stroke and improves long-term outcomes

Objective Few data are available on the associations between the level of pre-stroke physical activity and long-term outcomes in patients with stroke. This study is designed to assess the associations between pre-stroke physical activity and age of first-ever stroke occurrence and long-term outcomes...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurological sciences 2021-08, Vol.42 (8), p.3203-3210
Hauptverfasser: Morovatdar, Negar, Di Napoli, Mario, Stranges, Saverio, Thrift, Amanda G., Kapral, Moira, Behrouz, Reza, Farzadfard, Mohammad Taghi, Andalibi, Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh, Oskooie, Reza Rahimzadeh, Sawant, Anuradha, Mokhber, Naghmeh, Azarpazhooh, M. Reza
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Zusammenfassung:Objective Few data are available on the associations between the level of pre-stroke physical activity and long-term outcomes in patients with stroke. This study is designed to assess the associations between pre-stroke physical activity and age of first-ever stroke occurrence and long-term outcomes. Methods Six hundred twenty-four cases with first-ever stroke were recruited from the Mashhad Stroke Incidence Study a prospective population-based cohort in Iran. Data on Physical Activity Level (PAL) were collected retrospectively and were available in 395 cases. According to the PAL values, subjects were classified as inactive (PAL
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-020-04903-7