ArticleScientific reports2025
Nonlinear association between body roundness index and metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease in nondiabetic Japanese adults.
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- Management of MASLD/MASH: challenges, innovations, and the future of patient-centered care in Japan.Journal of gastroenterology · 2026Review
- The Value of Five Novel Anthropometric Indicators in Evaluating MASLD and Liver Fibrosis in MASLD: A Cross-Sectional Study.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- Associations of body roundness index with steatotic liver disease and mortality from the UK biobank cohort study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Association of SPISE with prevalent and incident MASLD: a two-stage population-based study and development of a risk prediction model.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Exploratory mediation analysis of body roundness index in the nonlinear association between CHG index and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among non-diabetic adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Body roundness index outperforms body mass index in predicting 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk: Evidence from a health screening cohort in Taiwan.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Metabolic and hepatic biomarkers associated with MASLD in the Chinese population.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between Body Roundness Index and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in US Adults: Data from NHANES 2013-2018.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
The global rise in obesity and diabetes has been paralleled by a rising incidence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Although previous studies have explored the association between body roundness index (BRI) and MASLD, the specific relationship in non-diabetic Japanese adults requires further investigation. This study analyzed data from 15,299 participants enrolled in the NAGALA cohort (2004-2015) to explore the association between BRI and MASLD through multivariable logistic regression, stratified analysis, and restricted cubic spline modeling. The prevalence of MASLD was 14.46%, with 13.73% occurring in non-obese individuals (BMI < 30). After adjusting for all confounding factors, BRI demonstrated a significant association with MASLD, yielding an adjusted odds ratio of 1.72 (95% CI 1.48-1.99). The restricted cubic spline model revealed a nonlinear relationship, with an inflection point at 3.06. Stratified analyses revealed stronger associations in individuals with lower BMI (≤ 24 kg/m
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