ArticleBMJ open2025
Association of anthropometry indices and metabolic syndrome in Iranians: a cross-sectional study of the Fasa adult cohort study.
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objectivesTo evaluate the associations between anthropometric indices and components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), including blood pressure, fasting blood sugar (FBS), triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and waist circumference (WC) in Iranian adults.
designCross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a population-based cohort.
settingFasa adults' cohort study, a rural community-based cohort in Fars province, Iran.
participantsA total of 1550 adults aged 35-70 years with MetS, identified from among 10 118 cohort participants using the National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Programme III criteria. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The anthropometric indices include abdominal volume index (AVI), a body shape index (ABSI), atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), body roundness index (BRI), body adiposity index (BAI), conicity index, ponderal index and visceral adiposity index (VAI).
resultsParticipants (56.1% female) with a mean age of 49.8±9.5 years. AVI was significantly associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) (β=0.010, p<0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (β=0.031, p<0.001). BAI was linked to FBS (β=0.053, p<0.001), DBP (β=0.006, p=0.022) and WC (β=0.001, p=0.034). BRI was positively associated with FBS (β=0.001, p=0.049), SBP (β=0.006, p=0.006) and DBP (β=0.023, p<0.001). AIP was significantly correlated with FBS (β=0.002, p=0.003), SBP (β=0.017, p<0.001) and DBP (β=0.030, p<0.001). VAI was associated with SBP and DBP in both men and women (eg, DBP in men: β=0.023, p<0.001). ABSI showed a negative association with SBP (β=-0.006, p=0.015).
conclusionsAnthropometric indices, including VAI, AIP, BAI, BRI and AVI, exhibit significant associations with key components of MetS in Iranian adults, particularly blood pressure, glycaemic markers and central adiposity. Among these, BAI showed the strongest correlation with MetS parameters, while ABSI displayed the weakest.
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