Chinese visceral adipose index is more closely associated with risk of arterial stiffness than traditional obesity indicators: a cohort study
Huayu Sun,
Yan Tian,
Hao Wu
et al.
Abstract:Background
The Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) was a new index to evaluate visceral adipose tissue in the Chinese population. Arterial stiffness (AS) is a kind of degeneration of the large arteries, and obesity is an essential contributing factor to AS. Our study aimed to explore the longitudinal association between CVAI and the risk of AS and to compare the predictive power of CVAI, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Waist Circumference (WC) for AS.
Methods
Between 2010 and 2020, a total of 14,877 participa… Show more
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