From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Study: 10 modifiable risk factors associated with 90 percent of strokes worldwide from PT in Motion Ten modifiable risk factors are associated with 90 percent of strokes, according to a recently published international study. Risk factors include physical inactivity, hypertension, poor diet, obesity, smoking, cardiac causes, diabetes, alcohol use, stress and increased lipid levels. The case-control study was "phase 2" of the larger INTERSTROKE study. According to lead author Martin McDonnell in a related Lancet podcast, the goals of this study were to describe and quantify stroke risk factors and identify any "regional variations by population characteristics or stroke subtype." more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063