Sex-Specific Associations Between Anthropometric Indices and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Sex-specific associations between obesity indices and LVH were observed in middle-aged individuals with T2DM, necessitating distinct risk-stratification strategies: prioritizing abdominal obesity in males and comprehensive adiposity distribution in females. Notably, the broad relevance of BRI in both sexes highlights its clinical utility.
Authors
- Dehui Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8135-4913)
- Xiaodong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-7886)
- Qingxiu Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0465-3899)
- Rong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5366-8345)
- Guohua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-0977)
- Rendong Zheng
- Zhenzhen Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-7280)
- Qian Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7973-9649)
- Xiaodan Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-7789)
- Dan Fang
- Chunru Wang
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Second People’s Hospital of Huai’an (CN)
- Suzhou Vocational Health College (CN)
- Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/dmso.s566225
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of Jiangsu Province