Effectiveness of Z-score of log-transformed A Body Shape Index (LBSIZ) in predicting cardiovascular disease in Korea: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study.

ABSTRACT: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) have limitations in stratifying cardio-metabolic risks. Another obesity measure, A Body Shape Index (ABSI), has been introduced but its applicability remains limited. To address this, the z-score of the log-transformed ABSI (LBSIZ) was recently developed. This study aimed to examine the ability of LBSIZ, compared to that of WC and BMI, to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The study included 8,485 participants aged 40-69 years (mean age = 52.1) who were followed for 10 years and recruited from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study, a population-based cohort study. The area under the curve was 0.635 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.614-0.657) for LBSIZ, 0.604 (95%CI: 0.580-0.627) for WC, and 0.538 (95%CI: 0.514-0.562) for BMI. Th

SUBMITTER: Moon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092353 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature