Metabolic syndrome and stroke: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

J Clin Neurosci

Institute of Neuroscience, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: June 2017

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  • The meta-analysis reviewed 16 studies involving over 116,000 participants to assess the link between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the risk of stroke.
  • Individuals with MetS were found to have a 70% increased risk of experiencing a stroke compared to those without it, with women being more affected than men.
  • Additionally, the analysis indicated that MetS is particularly associated with a higher risk of ischemic stroke, reinforcing its significance as a stroke risk factor.

Article Abstract

Background And Aim: The relationships between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and risk of incident stroke are inconsistent. We summarized the evidence by a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Methods And Results: We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases from their inception until June 2016 for prospective cohort studies investigating this research question, relevant information was extracted by two independent investigators, and then aggregated using the fixed-effects models. We identified 16 studies, including 116,496 participants who were initially free of cardiovascular diseases. Comparing the persons without MetS, those with MetS have a significantly higher risk of incident stroke, and the pooled relative risk (RR) was 1.70 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.49-1.95). Subgroup analyses suggested that women were more sensitive to this effect (with an RR of 1.83, 95% CI: 1.31-2.56) than men (RR=1.47 (95% CI: 1.22-1.78). And those with MetS have a significantly higher risk of ischemic stroke (RR=2.12, 95% CI: 1.46-3.08) than hemorrhagic stroke (RR=1.48, 95% CI: 0.98-2.24).

Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggests that metabolic syndrome might be an important risk factor of stroke, particularly among women and those with ischemic stroke.

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