Yi Zhu, Yingbao Huang, Houzhang Sun, Lifang Chen, Huajun Yu, Liuzhi Shi, Weizhi Xia, Xuecheng Sun, Yunjun Yang, Hang Huang
BACKGROUND: Obesity substantially contributes to the onset of acute pancreatitis (AP) and influences its progression to severe AP. Although body mass index (BMI) is a widely used anthropometric parameter, it fails to delineate the distribution pattern of adipose tissue. To circumvent this shortcoming, the predictive efficacies of novel anthropometric indicators of visceral obesity, such as lipid accumulation products (LAP), cardiometabolic index (CMI), body roundness index (BRI), visceral adiposity index (VAI), A Body Shape Index (ABSI), and Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) were examined to assess the severity of AP...
April 23, 2024: Lipids in Health and Disease