date:Jan 14, 2013
e and were followed for 11.7 years.
Overall, men in the highest quintile of heme iron intake were found 16% and 15%more likely to suffer total stroke and cerebral infarction, respectively, comparedwith those in the lowest quintile of heme iron intake. The incidence rate oftotal stroke was 72.6 per 10,000 person-years among those in the lowest quintileof heme iron, compared to 84.4 per 10,000 per person-years among those in thehighest quintile.
Among men who had a normal body weight or body mas