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Observational studySaudi medical journal2022

The relationship between the visceral adiposity index and carotid atherosclerosis in different genders and age groups.

Jing Cao, Shengpeng Liu, Hebin Xie, Yu Zhang, Yalin Zeng

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Observational study in Saudi medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing CaoFrom the Department of Statistical Office (Cao), from the Science and Education Department (Xie), from the Rehabilitation Department (Zhang), from the Physical Examination Center (Zeng), The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha; and from the Pediatric Department (Liu), Shenzhen People's Hospital, China.
Shengpeng LiuFrom the Department of Statistical Office (Cao), from the Science and Education Department (Xie), from the Rehabilitation Department (Zhang), from the Physical Examination Center (Zeng), The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha; and from the Pediatric Department (Liu), Shenzhen People's Hospital, China.
Hebin XieFrom the Department of Statistical Office (Cao), from the Science and Education Department (Xie), from the Rehabilitation Department (Zhang), from the Physical Examination Center (Zeng), The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha; and from the Pediatric Department (Liu), Shenzhen People's Hospital, China.
Yu ZhangFrom the Department of Statistical Office (Cao), from the Science and Education Department (Xie), from the Rehabilitation Department (Zhang), from the Physical Examination Center (Zeng), The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha; and from the Pediatric Department (Liu), Shenzhen People's Hospital, China.
Yalin ZengFrom the Department of Statistical Office (Cao), from the Science and Education Department (Xie), from the Rehabilitation Department (Zhang), from the Physical Examination Center (Zeng), The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha; and from the Pediatric Department (Liu), Shenzhen People's Hospital, China.
University of South China · CNChangsha Central Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the possible relationship between visceral adiposity index (VAI) and carotid atherosclerosis(CAS) in different genders and age groups in China.

methodsThis study was an observational cross-sectional study and included 1996 participants who were health examination . From January 2018 to June 2019, people over 18 years old who had physical examinations were included in the study. Each participant completed a standard questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, ultrasonic examination, and provided blood samples for biochemical measurements. Regression models were utilized to evaluate the relationship between VAI and the CAS risk. An receiver operating characteristic (ROC) was utilized to predict VAI diagnostic efficacy for CAS.

resultsAdjusting for potential confounding factors, the risk of CAS increases as the level of VAI increases, and the odds ratio (OR) of the upper tertile is 3.09 (95% confidence interval [CI]:1.64-5.82,

conclusionThe relationship between VAI and CAS, with gender and age differences. Visceral adiposity index could be selected as new and simple predictors of CAS for females (>44 years of age) in China.

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AdiposityCarotid Artery DiseasesAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIntra-Abdominal FatMaleObesity, Abdominalcarotid atherosclerosislipid metabolism disordervisceral adiposity indexvisceral obesity

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PMID35110342
PMCPMC9127914
OpenAlexW4221025690

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