Is the Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) associated with the risk of stroke incidence in a middle-aged and elderly Chinese population?
Baseline CVAI is a reliable biomarker for stroke risk stratification in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals, particularly men without baseline cardiovascular comorbidities.
Increased CVAI is significantly associated with higher risk of stroke incidence, especially in male individuals, without hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. The findings suggest that baseline CVAI is a reliable and effective biomarker for risk stratification of stroke, which has far-reaching significance for primary prevention of stroke and public health.
Zhang et al. (2023) studied this question.