The association between visceral fat metabolic score and stroke: mediation by declining kidney function
METS-VF is independently associated with stroke risk, showing a non-linear relationship, with a potential mediating role of declining kidney function.
Authors
- Yue Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-6366)
- Weixing Wen
- Weiwen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3545-6430)
- Han Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-1973)
- Yuli Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5104-567X)
- Guolin Huang
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The First People's Hospital of Shunde (CN)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
- Published
- 2025-02-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-025-01608-9
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.48
Funders
- Guangdong Medical Research Foundation
- Southern Medical University
- Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province