J Am Heart Assoc

Higher body roundness index tied to increased cardiovascular risk

September 30, 2024

Higher body roundness index (BRI) trajectory was associated with an increased risk of CVD in this longitudinal study.

Study details:

The study included 9,935 participants from the CHARLS (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study) with repeated BRI measurements from 2011 to 2016. Primary outcome was incident CVD (stroke or cardiac events) occurring between 2017 to 2020.

Key findings:

Compared with those in the low-stable BRI trajectory group, participants in the moderate-stable and high-stable BRI trajectory groups had a higher risk of CVD, with multivariable adjusted hazard ratios of 1.22 (95% CI, 1.09-1.37) and 1.55 (95% CI, 1.26-1.90), respectively. Simultaneously adding the BRI trajectory to the conventional risk model improved CVD risk reclassification (all P<0.05).

Clinical significance:

BRI may be a valuable predictive factor for assessing CVD risk in this population.

Source:

Yang M, et al. (2024, September 25). J Am Heart Assoc. Body Roundness Index Trajectories and the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39319466/