Association between metabolic score for visceral fat and incident diabetes mellitus in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study
Main finding · Incident DM per additional SD increase in METS-VFResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.38 95 % CI 1.23–1.54Authors' conclusion
Higher METS-VF was associated with an increased risk of incident diabetes mellitus in a middle-aged and older Chinese population
Study context
- Population
- Middle-aged and older Chinese adults (median age 58 years), China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study1,219 incident DM cases
- Participants
- 7,606 participants
- Exposure
- Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat (METS-VF) per SD increase
- Outcome
- Incident DM
- Follow-up
- Median 9.00 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Incident DM per additional SD increase in METS-VF · median 9.00 years
Hazard ratio
1.38
95 % CI 1.23–1.54
METS-VF per additional SD increase
HR 1.38 (95 % CI 1.23–1.54)
Per additional SD increase, as printed
- Nonlinear dose-response association of METS-VF with DM risk
- P overall < 0.001 and P nonlinear < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Similar significant associations in subgroup analyses by age and sex; sensitivity analyses consistent with primary analysis
Original publication
Association between metabolic score for visceral fat and incident diabetes mellitus in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 25 August 2026. doi:10.
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