ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
Visceral Adiposity Index Is a Measure of the Likelihood of Developing Depression Among Adults in the United States.
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- Association Between Visceral Adipose Tissue and Depression Risk With Both Observational and Genetic Evidence.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Association between fat-to-muscle mass ratio and depressive symptoms in U.S. adults: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Visceral adiposity index (VAI) association with suicidal ideation among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study using NHANES 2005-2018 data.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- The relationship between VAI, LAP, and depression and the mediation role of sleep duration-evidence from NHANES 2005-2020.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Threshold effect of visceral adiposity index on suicidal ideation: a mediation analysis through fasting blood glucose.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Is BMI a Useful Indicator of Prenatal Health Among Black American Women?Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- The association between visceral adiposity index and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- The association between Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat and depression in overweight or obese individuals: evidence from NHANES.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Association of visceral adiposity index with hypertension (NHANES 2003-2018).Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- The Impact of Visceral Adiposity on Testosterone Levels in American Adult Men: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese: Dose-Response Correlation and the Effect Mediated by Sleep Time and Life Satisfaction.Depression and anxiety · 2023Article
- Predicting depressive symptom by cardiometabolic indicators in mid-aged and older adults in China: a population-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study of smoking and depression among US adults: NHANES (2005-2018).Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Depression is a serious mental disorder often accompanied by emotional and physiological disorders. Visceral fat index (VAI) is the current standard method in the evaluation of visceral fat deposition. In this study, we explored the association between VAI and depression in the American population using NHANES data. Methods: A total of 2,577 patients were enrolled for this study. Data were collected through structured questionnaires. Subgroup analysis for the relationship between VAI and depression was evaluated using multivariate regression analysis after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Results: For every 1 unit increase in VAI, the clinical depression increased by 14% (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.04-1.25). High VAI scores (T3) increased the highest risk of developing depression (OR = 2.32, 95% CI: 1.2-4.47). Subgroup analysis demonstrated a strong and stable association between VAI and the development of depression. Conclusion: Our study showed that depressive symptoms are associated with a high ratio of visceral adiposity index after controlling confounding factors.
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