Impact of abdominal fat distribution on sepsis: A comparison with traditional anthropometric indices in the <scp>UK</scp> Biobank study
VAT is independently associated with sepsis risk and improves its prediction beyond traditional measures like BMI and WC. However, VAT does not enhance the prediction of sepsis-related mortality, with BMI and WC performing better in this context.
Authors
- Zhenyu Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1134-0030)
- Hongliang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-2216)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-8110)
- Wenbin Nan
- Zhenhua Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-494X)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.16407
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province