Weight-adjusted waist index outperforms other obesity indices for cardiovascular disease prediction in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: insights from UK biobank
Among various obesity indices, WWI showed the strongest association with incident CVD among individuals with CKM syndrome stages 0-3 and may serve as a superior simple anthropometric indicator for initial risk stratification compared with traditional measures.
Authors
- Lixiao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-9171)
- Ming‐Lei Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2969-0802)
- Xü Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6382-7414)
- Chen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3718-7588)
- Pengfei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5161-5089)
- Tianyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4144-5631)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital (CN)
- Xiyuan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25830-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59