Associations between Chinese visceral adiposity index and risks of all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality: A population‐based cohort study
Authors' conclusion
The CVAI, an accessible indicator reflecting visceral obesity among Chinese adults, has predictive value for all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality risks. Moreover, the CVAI carries significance in the field of health economics and secondary prevention. In the future, it could be used for early screening purposes.
Study context
- Population
- Chinese adults in a nationwide population cohort covering all 31 provinces of mainland China; Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) from age, BMI, waist circumference, TG and HDL-C
- Participants
- 3,916,214 adults
- Exposure
- CVAI quartile 4 vs quartile 1
- Outcome
- All-cause and cause-specific mortality
- Follow-up
- Median 3.8 years
Methodological detailsnationwide, all 31 provinces of mainland China
- Nationwide
- All 31 provinces of mainland China
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
CVAI quartile 4 vs CVAI quartile 1Higher risk of CVD death (95% CI)
Higher with quartile 4
23.0%(19.0–27.0)
- Lower with quartile 4
- lower risk of cancer death 23.0% (95% CI 20.0%–25.0%)
- Deaths
- 86 158
- CVD deaths
- 34 867
- Cancer deaths
- 29 884
- Deaths due to other causes
- 21 407
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Subgroup aged <60 years: all-cause and cancer mortality
- J-shaped and inverted U-shaped relationship for all-cause and cancer mortality
Original publication
Associations between Chinese visceral adiposity index and risks of all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality: A population‐based cohort study. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 2 January 2024. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →