A Body Shape Index is useful for BMI-independently identifying Japanese patients with obesity at high risk of cardiovascular disease

This study aimed to clarify the utility of anthropometric indices for identifying patients with overweight/obese at high risk of CVD based on having multiple MetS components and skeletal muscle loss.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - September 13, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kentaro Ikeue, Toru Kusakabe, Hajime Yamakage, Kojiro Ishii, Noriko Satoh-Asahara Source Type: research