Association Between Visceral Fat Metabolism Score and Cataract Risk in US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999 to 2008
METS-VF is significantly positively related to a higher cataract prevalence, and this relationship remains robust across various subgroups. Additionally, METS-VF demonstrates a stronger predictive ability for cataract than BMI, WC, and WHtR.
Authors
- Hongfei Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-9668)
- Meiqin He
- Yankai Li
- Qing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-6070)
- Fangfei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7978-8125)
- Yujun Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7935-6194)
- Zhihuan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1738-064X)
- Z. J. Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8645-1635)
- Z. H. Wen
- Yi Tong
Institutions
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.03.010
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40