The association of Life’s Essential 8 with risk of stroke: The EPIC-NL prospective cohort study
Our data suggest a strong inverse relationship between LE8 and total, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke among Dutch adults. Improving the LE8 score could be a valuable tool to aid in stroke prevention.
Authors
- Robin W.M. Vernooij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-4566)
- W. M. Monique Verschuren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2134-4227)
- Yvonne T. van der Schouw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4605-435X)
- Alicia Uijl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-7741)
- F Te Hoonte
- Merve Spronk
- Michiel L Bots
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2025.104419
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00