Relationship between weight-adjusted waist circumference index and prevalence of gallstones in U.S. adults: a study based on the NHANES 2017-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to assess the association between weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) and gallstone prevalence in US adults.

Methods

We selected individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2017 to 2020 and used logistic regression analyses, subgroup analyses, and dose-response curves to assess the association between WWI and gallbladder stone prevalence and age, sex, and ethnicity.

Results

A total of 7971 participants aged ≥20 years were enrolled in our study; 828 patients had a self-reported history of gallstones. After correcting for confounders, for each unit of WWI after Ln conversion, the prevalence of gallbladder stones increased by 34% (OR=1.34, 95% CI:1.20, 1.50). Dose-response curves showed a pos

SUBMITTER: Ke B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641849 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature