Cardiometabolic Index, BMI, Waist Circumference, and Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Risk in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The cardiometabolic index (CMI) is a simple anthropometric-metabolic indicator that has recently gained attention as a marker of cardiometabolic risk. This study compared the associations and predictive utility of CMI, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) for cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM). Methods: Data were drawn from 3348 adults (mean age 63.5 years; 45.1% male) in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing who were free of hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and stroke at wave 4 (2008-2009). CMI was calculated using the triglyceride-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio and the waist-to-height ratio. Incident CMM at wave 10 (2021-2023) was defined as the presence of ≥2 of these conditions: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diab

SUBMITTER: Kunutsor SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12821597 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature