title: Dietary intake of minerals in the patients with stroke.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Experimental studies provide evidence of a relationship between stroke and mineral intake but this information in human are still limited and inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to investigate sodium, calcium and iron intake and stroke in Iranian patient and control population.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a case-control study with 46 stroke men (aged 56 ± 18 years) and stroke women (aged 52 ± 7 years) and 60 healthy people, we investigated the sodium, calcium and iron intake inthe patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjustment for age, sex and cardiovascular disease we found that a high sodium intake was associated with a statistically significant higher risk of stroke (P < 0/05). We saw a significant association between iron intakes in men (P < 0/05). And calcium was not significant associated with risk of stroke (P for trend >0/05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings in men and women suggest that a low sodium intake may play a role in primary prevention of stroke.
authors: Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Shekoofe
authors: S
authors: Ghasemi
authors: Leila
authors: L
authors: Darvishi
authors: Zahra
authors: Z
authors: Maghsoudi
authors: Mitra
authors: M
authors: Hariri
authors: Maryam
authors: M
authors: Hajishafiei
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Askari
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Ghiasvand
authors: Fariborz
authors: F
authors: Khorvash
authors: Bijan
authors: B
authors: Iraj
keywords: Calcium; diet; epidemiology; iron; minerals; sodium; stroke
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