ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2025
Association of body roundness index with chronic diarrhea and constipation, NHANES 2005-2010.
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- Association Between Chronic Diarrhea and Relative Fat Mass: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on NHANES.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- The associations between tobacco exposure and diarrhea within the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- The association of ZJU index with bowel health in US participants: a cross-sectional study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Mechanism of Regulation of NaCl Homeostasis in the Distal Colon During Obesity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluating the role of insulin resistance in chronic intestinal health issues: NHANES study findings.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of obesity-related anthropometric indicators with chronic constipation and diarrhea among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic diarrhea and constipation are known to be associated with obesity. Body roundness index (BRI), as a novel physical dimension assessment indicator, provides a more comprehensive evaluation of body and visceral fat than traditional methods. However, the relationship between BRI, chronic diarrhea, and constipation remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the relationship between BRI, chronic diarrhea, and constipation.
methodsA cross-sectional study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2010 was conducted. Weighted multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the association between BRI, chronic diarrhea, and constipation. Restricted cubic spline curves were plotted to verify the linear associations.
results7182 participants were included in this study, among whom 491 had chronic diarrhea and 441 had constipation. Significant positive correlations were discovered between BRI and chronic diarrhea, while no correlation was detected with constipation in the fully adjusted multivariable logistic regression analysis. Restricted cubic spline curves confirmed the linear relationship described above. Further treating BRI as categorical variables, compared with the lowest tertile, the highest BRI tertile showed a 79% increase in chronic diarrhea incidence and a 35% decrease in chronic constipation incidence. Consistent findings were observed across different subgroups, and sensitivity analyses generally confirmed the robustness of our results.
conclusionsBRI is significantly and linearly associated with chronic diarrhea. Higher body and visceral fat increase the risk of chronic diarrhea while reducing the risk of chronic constipation.
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