The J-shaped relationship between body roundness index and adult asthma: insights from NHANES 2001–2018
Adult asthma prevalence increases with increasing BRI levels, showing a J-shaped relationship. Keeping BRI under 4.34 is vital for lowering asthma prevalence, especially for overweight or obese individuals. In addition, BRI outperformed BMI and waist circumference in predicting asthma occurrence.
Authors
- Yue Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6402-2386)
- Ya‐Hui Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6435-6207)
- Kai Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4778-4549)
- Chunyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-5971)
- Jing Jie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8875-295X)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1516003
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49