Visceral adiposity index is strongly associated with hyperuricemia independently of metabolic health and obesity phenotypes.

ABSTRACT: Visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a novel sex-specific index for visceral adipose function; however the association between VAI and hyperuricemia in China is unknown. We aimed to investigate this association, also whether it was independent of metabolic health and obesity phenotypes. 7632 adult subjects from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2009 were retained. Subjects were categorized into four obesity phenotypes based on a cross-classification of BMI and metabolic health status by two representative criteria. VAI was the best predictors for hyperuricemia irrespective of obesity phenotypes, with area under curve (AUC) ranging 0.665-0.719. The odd ratio (OR) for hyperuricemia in the highest quartile of the VAI were 6.93 (95% CI 5.79-8.29) after adjusting for age and gender. Following

SUBMITTER: Dong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5562916 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature