Association between body roundness index and kidney stone risk in Chinese adults: an ultrasound-based cross-sectional study
The findings demonstrate a significant association between elevated BRI and increased KS risk, underscoring the necessity of implementing gender-specific strategies and considering mediating factors in KS prevention.
Authors
- Y. Li
- Qibing Fan
- Shangchun Fei
- Tianchi Hua
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3094-9711)
- Shengqi Zheng
Institutions
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital (CN)
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101716
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province