Chinese visceral adiposity index

Biomarker4 papers3 findings

  • Humans4

Associations

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Cardiometabolic multimorbidity

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Chinese visceral adiposity index predicts cardiometabolic multimorbidity in humans.

    “Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index (CVAI) together with depressive symptoms (CESD) emerged as the top predictors for CMM.”

    Humans9-year risk prediction in CHARLSn = 9,490

    Beyond BMI: Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index (CVAI) improves machine learning prediction of 9-year cardiometabolic multimorbidity in the CHARLS cohort · Research Square · 30 Aug 2026 · Preprint

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Abnormal blood pressure

upin humans1OR 2.17

1 study
  1. Chinese visceral adiposity index raises the risk of abnormal blood pressure in humans (OR 2.17 (1.80-2.62)).

    Humansin fully adjusted analyses

    Atherogenic, cardiometabolic, and adiposity composite indices for identifying prehypertension and hypertension: conventional regression and explainable machine learning · Frontiers in endocrinology · 25 Aug 2026

Cardiovascular disease

upin humans1HR 1.221

1 study
  1. Chinese visceral adiposity index raises the risk of cardiovascular disease in humans (HR 1.221 per SD increase, 95% CI 1.070-1.392).

    Humansin CHARLS (fully adjusted model)

    Comparative associations and incremental predictive value of cardiometabolic and inflammatory indices for short- to mid-term cardiovascular disease risk in two Chinese cohorts · Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 6 Aug 2026

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Communications MedicineHumans

Blood sugar and fat measures linked to metabolic syndrome risk

In 130,489 Chinese adults with high blood pressure followed for 6–36 months, combined blood sugar and fat measures were more strongly linked to risk…In 130,489 Chinese adults with high blood pressure followed for 6–36 months, combined blood sugar and fat measures were more strongly linked to risk than traditional indicators.

Frontiers in Public HealthHumans

Baseline TyG-CVAI prospectively predicts higher frailty

Baseline TyG-CVAI predicted follow-up frailty index with a standardized β of 0.165, compared with a standardized β of 0.035 for the reverse path.Baseline TyG-CVAI predicted follow-up frailty index with a standardized β of 0.165, compared with a standardized β of 0.035 for the reverse path.

Journal of ObesityHumans

Combined inflammatory-metabolic index tracks stroke risk

Participants in the highest tertile of the combined CTI-CVAI index had a 2.14-fold higher stroke risk than those in the lowest tertile.Participants in the highest tertile of the combined CTI-CVAI index had a 2.14-fold higher stroke risk than those in the lowest tertile.