Body roundness index is a superior indicator to associate with the cardio-metabolic risk: evidence from a cross-sectional study with 17,000 Eastern-China adults

Jinjian Xu et al. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2021.

Abstract

Background: To investigate the ability of body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and body adiposity index (BAI) for predicting non-adipose cardio-metabolic risk.

Methods: A total of 17,360 Chinese subjects aged 18-95 years old who escaped cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes were recruited in the cross-sectional study. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters were assessed. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and multinomial logistic regression were conducted to examine the association of anthropometric indicators with cardio-metabolic risk factors.

Results: The mean age of subjects were 53.7(13.1) years, 41.6 % were males. The areas under the curve (AUC) demonstrated that WC, BMI, WHR, WHtR and BRI were able to predict high cardio-metabolic risk (AUC > 0.70). Meanwhile, multinomial logistic regression showed BRI was significantly associated with high cardio-metabolic risk (OR 3.27, 95% CI 3.01-3.55). The optimal cut-off values of BRI for high cardio-metabolic risk were (< 60 y: 3.49 vs. ≥60 y: 3.46) in males and (< 60 y: 3.47 vs. ≥60 y: 3.60) in females.

Conclusions: WC, BMI WHR, and WHtR were potential obesity indicators in discriminating high cardio-metabolic risk, while BAI or ABSI was not. Moreover, BRI revealed superior predictive capacity and significant association with accumulated cardio-metabolic risk factors.

Keywords: Body roundness index; Cardio‐metabolic risk factors; Eastern-China adults.

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Figures

Fig. 1

Flowchart of inclusion criteria for participants in this study

Fig. 2

ROC curves of anthropometric indicators to predict high cardiometabolic risk. a ROC curves in young (<?60 years old) group of males. b ROC curves in older (≥?60 years old) group of males. c ROC curves in young (<?60 years old) group of females. d ROC curves in older (≥?60 years old) group of females

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