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Obese Japanese Patients with Stroke Have Higher Functional Recovery in Convalescent Rehabilitation Wards: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Shinta Nishioka ,
Hidetaka Wakabayashi ,
Tomomi Yoshida ,
Natsumi Mori ,
Riko Watanabe ,
Emi Nishioka
January 2016
January 2016
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Abstract
A protective effect of excessive body mass index (BMI) on mortality or functional
outcome in patients with stroke is not well established in the Asian population. This
study aimed to explore whether obese patients with stroke have advantages for functional
improvement in Japanese rehabilitation wards.