Anthropometric indices and mortality in postmenopausal women: NHANES 1999-2018 evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited research has focused on how anthropometric measures relate to mortality risk, specifically among postmenopausal women. Our study aimed to explore the association between anthropometric indices and risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in American postmenopausal women.

Methods

Data from the NHANES cycles 1999-2018 were extracted. Firstly, weighted multivariable Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were used to detect the association between six body indicators, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), a body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI), and weight-adjusted waist index (WWI), and all-cause and CVD mortality risk in postmenopausal women. Furthermore, the

SUBMITTER: Wang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751837 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature