Weight-adjusted waist index and mortality in diabetic retinopathy: a NHANES 1999-2018 cohort study.

ABSTRACT: The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI), an innovative indicator of central obesity, is still inadequately researched in relation to diabetic complications. This study sought to elucidate the relationship between WWI and all-cause as well as cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in US patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). We performed a retrospective cohort research with 1247 people in the United States diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Qualified technicians collected anthropometric data using defined techniques. Mortality data was collected from participant recruitment until December 31, 2019. Cox proportional hazards models limited cubic spline curves, and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis were employed to investigate the research aims. During a median follow-up of 6.75 years, the

SUBMITTER: Pan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12382068 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature