Aspart ofa nationalriskfactorsurvey, 15,965 Finnishmenandwomen age 25 to 64 yearswho had no historyofstroke at baseline were followed upfor a 10-year period.
In one National Cancer Institute-sponsored study, weight loss of greater than 5 percent from baseline was a predictor of poor outcome, independent of cancer stage, type of cancer, and patient performance status.