Adiposity, mortality, and disease risk: insights from bioimpedance analysis and magnetic resonance imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Basic anthropometric (BA) indicators of adiposity, such as body mass index, may not fully capture disease risk. Whether more advanced anthropometric measurements derived from bioimpedance analysis (BIA) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enhance our understanding of the relationship between adiposity and health-related outcomes is debated.

Methods

We used data from 40,338 participants from the UK Biobank imaging sub-study with anthropometric measurements derived from BIA and abdominal MRI, in addition to BA indicators, to evaluate their discriminatory performance. We studied the relationship between these adiposity indicators and all-cause mortality, risks of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), obesity-related cancer, overall cancer, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) using C

SUBMITTER: Gan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512979 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature