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Physical activity attenuates the effect of increased left ventricular mass on the risk of ischemic stroke

The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study

Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD, MPH^*, Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, Robert R. Sciacca, EngScD^*, Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPh^,, Shunichi Homma, MDFACC^* and Marco R. Di Tullio, MD^*,*

^* Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Division of Epidemiology, Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA
Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

View larger version (28K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Association between left ventricular (LV) mass and stroke. Left ventricular mass was categorized into quartiles. Adjusted and unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for stroke risk are shown. The lowest quartile is the reference group.