Hypertension mediates the association between weight-adjusted waist index and new onset stroke risk in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: evidence from the CHARLS study

BackgroundThe weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) serves as a novel body metric for evaluating abdominal adiposity. However, the association between WWI and stroke risk across varying blood pressure statuses remains poorly understood.MethodsThis study included 12,580 individuals aged 45 and above with...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neurology
Main Authors:	Fei Xu, Hongwei Liu, Meng Li, Minheng Zhang, Xuan Chen, Miaomiao Hou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Subjects:	weight-adjusted waist index stroke pre-hypertension hypertension normal blood pressure
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1587176/full