Correlation of weight-adjusted waist index with diabetic retinopathy in US adults aged ≥ 40 years: the NHANES 2005-2008.

ABSTRACT: The effect of obesity on diabetic retinopathy (DR) has been under scrutiny in recent years. The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) has been reported to better assess the degree of centripetal obesity in humans, with a higher WWI indicating a higher amount of body fat. The present study is the first to investigate the relationship between WWI and DR and to assess the difference in the predictive ability of WWI and other obesity indices for DR. This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2008. Researchers collected complete anthropometric data (weight and waist circumference), dilated fundus images, and adult baseline information. Independent interactions between WWI and DR were investigated using multivariate regres

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11339398 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature