Body roundness index outperforms body mass index in predicting 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk: Evidence from a health screening cohort in Taiwan
BRI is significantly associated with 10-year ASCVD risk and shows superior discriminative ability, supporting its use in cardiovascular risk stratification in East Asian populations.
Authors
- Wei‐Min Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-8362)
- Chia‐Yen Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6303-2187)
- Chiann‐Yi Hsu
- Chunli Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-1797)
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- National Chung Hsing University (TW)
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103314
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00