Association between hypertension-mediated organ damage and obesity defined by novel anthropometric indices in community-dwelling elderly individuals

Body mass index (BMI), the most common anthropometric index, has recently been challenged by two emerging parameters: a body shape index (ABSI) and body roundness index (BRI). The purpose of this study was to explore the associations of hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD) with conventional and novel anthropometric parameters.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - January 10, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jiamin Tang, Song Zhao, Shikai Yu, Chen Chi, Hongwei Ji, Jing Xiong, Jiadela Teliewubai, Ximin Fan, Rusitanmujiang Maimaitiaili, Yawei Xu, Yi Zhang Tags: Original article Source Type: research