ArticleBMC public health2024
Association between metabolic score of visceral fat and carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese health screening population: a cross-sectional study.
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- Threshold effect of the METS-VF index on hyperuricemia in adults with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Association analysis of metabolic score for visceral fat with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study based on the China health and retirement longitudinal study.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2026Article
- Association between METS-VF and hypertension in U.S.: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The metabolic score for visceral fat and risk of peripheral arterial disease in hypertension patients: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Metabolic Inflammation as a Common Thread in Cardio-Endocrine Diseases: Toward a Unified Therapeutic Framework.Cureus · 2026Review
- Association of metabolic score for visceral fat with cardiovascular risk and total mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: insights from ACCORD study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Association between metabolic visceral fat score and left ventricular hypertrophy in individuals with type 2 diabetes.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe metabolic score for visceral fat (METS-VF) quantifies the cumulative burden of visceral and intra-abdominal adipose tissues. However, the relationship between the METS-VF and carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) has not been extensively explored. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between the METS-VF and CAS.
methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 7089 Chinese adults who underwent physical examinations at the Zhenhai Lianhua Hospital, Zhejiang, China, in 2020. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to explore the linear relationship between METS-VF and CAS. Generalised additive models (GAM) were employed to evaluate potential nonlinear associations. The inflection points of METS-VF were determined using segmented logistic regression analysis optimised for maximum likelihood ratios and recursive algorithms.
resultsMultivariable logistic regression analysis revealed a positive correlation between METS-VF and CAS (odds ratio [OR]: 1.824, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.753-1.899; P < 0.001). The GAM analysis confirmed a nonlinear association between them [effective degrees of freedom: 4.803, χ
conclusionsMETS-VF and CAS demonstrated a positive non-linear correlation, with the curve indicating a saturation effect at METS-VF = 8.09.
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