Association between visceral adiposity index and risk of prediabetes: A meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Epidemiological studies suggested that the association between the visceral adiposity index (VAI) and the risk of prediabetes is inconsistent. Whether VAI is a useful predictor of prediabetes remains unclear. Up until April 2021, there had been no systematic review on this topic. In this meta-analysis, the available observational epidemiological evidence was synthesized to identify the association between VAI and prediabetes risk.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases in any language were searched systematically from the earliest available online indexing year to April 2021 for relevant observational studies published on the association between VAI and the risk of prediabetes. A random effects model was used to combine quantitatively the odd

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902389 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature