Body roundness index outperforms traditional obesity metrics in predicting cardiometabolic risk among children and adolescents: the EMSNGS study
After adjustment for sex and pubertal stages, BRI P75th remained significantly associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents, supporting its potential utility as an early screening indicator.
Authors
- Lili Pan
- Zhuoguang Li
- Li Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7692-5067)
- Zhe Su
- Zhongwei Xu
- Qifa Hu
- Xiu Zhao
Institutions
- Shenzhen Children's Hospital (CN)
- Jingning County People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1760511
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00