November 4, 2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health169 citationsOpen Access

Effectiveness of Body Roundness Index (BRI) and a Body Shape Index (ABSI) in Predicting Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

JGJulián Fernando Calderón García RRRaúl Roncero‐Martín SRSergio Rico‐Martín

Structured PICO

Do Body Roundness Index (BRI) and a Body Shape Index (ABSI) predict hypertension in adult women and men?

Population

Adult women and men from different populations

Intervention

Body Roundness Index (BRI) and a Body Shape Index (ABSI)

Comparator

Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) and Waist Circumference (WC)

Outcome

Hypertension

BRI is a significantly better predictor of hypertension than ABSI, performing similarly to established indices like WHtR and WC.

Abstract

BRI and ABSI have discriminatory power for hypertension in adult women and men from different populations. Although, WHtR and WC provided the best performance when assessing hypertension, no significant differences were found for BRI. Finally, BRI was significantly better predictor of hypertension than ABSI.

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