Associations between anthropometric and body composition indices with subclinical arterial damage in chronic inflammatory diseases
Authors' conclusion
Body weight, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio were not associated with SAD markers in patients with CID. This may have an impact on the clinical use of these indices in the presence of CID, which needs to be elucidated by future studies.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with chronic inflammatory diseases and chronic inflammatory diseases (CID)-free individuals with CVD risk factors
- Participants
- 264 vs 491
- Exposure
- Patients with CID vs CID-free individuals with CVD risk factors
- CIDn = 264
- Non-CIDn = 491reference
- Outcome
- Associations of anthropometric and body composition indices with subclinical arterial damage (SAD) markers: carotid IMT, PWV and retinal vessel calibers
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Associations of anthropometric indices with SAD markers
CID: body fat percentage positively associated with intima-media thickness (IMT), B
0.002 (0.000, 0.004) (95% CI)
CID: mid-upper arm circumference positively associated with IMT, B
0.007 (0.002, 0.011) (95% CI)
CID: waist circumference positively associated with IMT, B
0.001 (0.000, 0.003) (95% CI)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Associations between anthropometric and body composition indices with subclinical arterial damage in chronic inflammatory diseases. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 10 February 2026. doi:10.
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