Figure 4. Hazard Ratio for Mortality for a 1-kg/m2 increase in BMI across the range of baseline BMI among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (n=1,775): The Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project, June 1, 2005- December 31, 2010.
Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, gender, stroke severity, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, end stage renal disease, cancer, history of stroke or transient ischemic attack (prior to the BASIC study), recurrent stroke during the study period, excessive alcohol use and smoking.