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September 10, 2025Frontiers in NutritionOpen Access

Nonlinear relationship between body roundness index and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in American adults

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XCXiaodong CaoYTYongtao TanQFQi Feng

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This cross-sectional analysis reveals a positive association between body roundness index and rheumatoid arthritis prevalence, suggesting new health management strategies.

Key Points

  • Higher body roundness index is significantly associated with increased prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Logistic regression analysis indicated an odds ratio of 1.14 for higher BRI correlating with RA prevalence.
  • Using NHANES data, the study employed cross-sectional analysis and threshold saturation to assess associations.
  • Findings suggest monitoring BRI could help identify individuals at high risk for rheumatoid arthritis.

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Cao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b34d54b1d3bfb60e9ca5https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1585318
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