Abdominal Obesity Indices as Predictors of Psychiatric Morbidity in a Large-Scale Taiwanese Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Obesity has been linked to a number of diseases, including depression and anxiety. In addition to the commonly used body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, many obesity-related indices have been proposed. We aimed to investigate the associations between 10 obesity-related indices and psychiatric morbidity in a large cohort of 121,601 Taiwanese participants.

Methods

This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 121,601 adults aged 30-70 years enrolled in the Taiwan Biobank between 2012 and 2023. The mean age of the participants was 50 years, and the 10 obesity-related indices were BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, waist-to-hip ratio, abdominal volume index, body roundness index, lipid accumulation product, visceral adiposity index,

SUBMITTER: Lee JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature