Association between mid-upper arm circumference and cardiometabolic risk in Chinese population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Upper body fat has been associated with an unfavourable cardiometabolic risk. We aimed to investigate the associations between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), a novel indicator of upper body fat, and a wide spectrum of cardiometabolic risk profiles in Chinese population.

Design and setting

Cross-sectional analyses were performed using data from a well-defined community in 2014, Shanghai, China.

Participants

A total of 6287 Chinese adults (2310 men and 3977 women) aged 40 years or older.

Outcome measures

Multivariable logistic regression model was used to examine the associations of MUAC with cardiometabolic disorders including central obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hypertriglyceridaemia, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and subcli

SUBMITTER: Hou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738736 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature