ReviewInternational journal of endocrinology2014
Visceral adiposity index: an indicator of adipose tissue dysfunction.
Review in International journal of endocrinology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 174 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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The Association of Visceral Adiposity Index With Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
Effect of Weight Loss on Hepcidin Levels and Iron Status in Subjects With Obesity.
Who cites it
174 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Which exercise modality improves vascular function most in overweight or obese adults? A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Association Between Visceral Obesity Index and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Combined Training on Visceral Adiposity Index and Metabolic Phenotype in Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- Curcumin Offers No Additional Benefit to Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Status in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Diet Quality are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Severity: The PREDIMED-Plus Study.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Prevalence of overweight, obesity, abdominal obesity and obesity-related risk factors in southern China.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Visceral Adiposity and Anthropometric Indicators as Screening Tools of Metabolic Syndrome among Low Income Rural Adults in Xinjiang.Scientific reports · 2016Trial
- Visceral Adiposity Index in Coronary Artery Ectasia.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2026Article
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- Association of Selected Anthropometric Indices With Diabetic Kidney Disease Among Iranian Adults With Diabetes.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Article
- Determination of the Optimal Cut-Off Point of Anthropometric Indices to Predict the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Adult Population With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional-Analytical Study.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Article
- Optimizing Public Health Screening: Population-Specific BMI Thresholds for Targeted Body Composition Assessment in Hungary.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Association between visceral adiposity index and risk of dental caries: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey.Head & face medicine · 2026Article
- From Body Mass Index to Biology: Reconciling Diagnostic Clarity and Surgical Eligibility in Obesity Care.Obesity surgery · 2026Review
- Effects of a modified 5:2 intermittent fasting diet on a population who were overweight or obese in China: a self-controlled clinical trial.Nutrition research and practice · 2026Article
- Trajectories of adiposity indices and the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: a prospective cohort study.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- The night matters: sleep quality and evening chronotype associated with clinical severity of psoriasis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Refining MASLD Phenotypes: Clinical, Metabolic, and Elastographic Differences Between Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Obesity-Driven Disease.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Visceral Adiposity and Inflammation Index as Predictors of Stroke Risk in Middle and Older Age: A Cohort Study Across Blood Pressure Groups.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
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Abstract
The Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) has recently proven to be an indicator of adipose distribution and function that indirectly expresses cardiometabolic risk. In addition, VAI has been proposed as a useful tool for early detection of a condition of cardiometabolic risk before it develops into an overt metabolic syndrome. The application of the VAI in particular populations of patients (women with polycystic ovary syndrome, patients with acromegaly, patients with NAFLD/NASH, patients with HCV hepatitis, patients with type 2 diabetes, and general population) has produced interesting results, which have led to the hypothesis that the VAI could be considered a marker of adipose tissue dysfunction. Unfortunately, in some cases, on the same patient population, there is conflicting evidence. We think that this could be mainly due to a lack of knowledge of the application limits of the index, on the part of various authors, and to having applied the VAI in non-Caucasian populations. Future prospective studies could certainly better define the possible usefulness of the VAI as a predictor of cardiometabolic risk.
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