Beyond BMI: Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index (CVAI) improves machine learning prediction of 9-year cardiometabolic multimorbidity in the CHARLS cohort
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Abstract
Background Driven by rapid population aging and evolving lifestyle patterns across China, middle-aged and older individuals are at substantially elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM).
- Machine learning
- Chinese visceral adiposity index
- Cardiometabolic multimorbidity
- Cardiovascular disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Humans
The paper
Yang Q, Lyu Z, Liu M et al.
Research Square · 30 Aug 2026 · CC BY · Preprint, not peer-reviewed
