Weight-Adjusted Waist Index as a Novel Predictor of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2013-2018
WWI is a simple, cost-effective tool for early COPD detection, outperforming BMI and waist circumference, especially in resource-limited settings, enabling timely intervention and reducing disease burden.
Authors
- Xin Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7997-3934)
- Yong Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9837-9669)
- Fei-long Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-5816)
- Hongjin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4651-7852)
- Weiming Chen
- Zhisheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0390-5679)
- Jiahuang Wu
- Zengkai Xu
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Longyan University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Union Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of COPD
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s513853
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52