Metabolic syndrome identifies normal weight insulin-resistant stroke patients at risk for recurrent vascular disease

Background The obesity paradox refers to the finding in observational studies that patients with obesity have a better prognosis after stroke than normal weight patients. Aim To test the hypothesis that there might be important heterogeneity within the obese stroke population, such that those with metabolic syndrome would be at higher risk for stroke or myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality compared to patients without metabolic...