Association between visceral adiposity index and bowel habits and inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Obesity has become a global public health problem, and its relationship with gastrointestinal diseases has become a major concern. The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a novel index to assess the distribution and content of visceral fat, and this study aimed to investigate the association between VAI and bowel habits (chronic diarrhea, chronic constipation) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) dataset was used for the cross-sectional survey. Bowel habits and IBD were defined by self-report. Multiple logistic regression models were used to test the linear association of VAI with bowel habits and IBD. Fitted smoothed curves and threshold effects analyses were used to characterize nonlinear relationships. This cross-sec

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471843 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature