P5743Overweight and obesity in adolescent men in Sweden and risk of early stroke

Background Increasing numbers of stroke cases in the young are reported in many countries, potentially at least partly due to rising rates of overweight and obesity. Most data on the effect of obesity on stroke is derived from middle aged populations; there is a comparative lack of information on the effect of excessive body weight in young people. Purpose We aimed to determine whether body mass index (BMI) at age 18 predicted early stroke...