Ya-Xuan He

Central obesity indices and the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and stroke: findings from a Chinese prospective cohort

Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, but the relative value of different anthropometric indices for risk remains uncertain. Body mass index (BMI) is widely used but does not reflect fat distribution, whereas central obesity measures may better capture visceral adiposity. However, their associat...