| Title: | Associations of body shape index (ABSI) and hip index with liver, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers in the UK Biobank cohort |
| Journal: | Scientific Reports |
| Published: | 25 May 2022 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35614088/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12284-4 |
| URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12284-4.pdf |
| Citations: | 15 (13 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12364
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Abstract
Associations of liver, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers in blood with body shape are unclear, because waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) are dependent on overall body size, resulting in bias. We have used the allometric "a body shape index" (ABSI = WC(mm)∗$$\,*\,$$Weight(kg)-2/3∗$$\,*\,$$Height(m)5/6) and hip index (HIwomen = HC(cm)∗$$\,*\,$$Weight(kg)-0.482∗$$\,*\,$$Height(cm)0.310, HImen = HC(cm)∗$$\,*\,$$Weight(kg)-2/5∗$$\,*\,$$Height(cm)1/5), which are independent of body mass index (BMI) by design, in multivariable linear regression models for 121,879 UK Biobank men and 135,559 women. Glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), triglycerides, low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein-B, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyltransferase, and lymphocytes were associated positively with BMI and ABSI but inversely with HI. High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein-A1 were associated inversely with BMI and ABSI but positively with HI. Lipid-related biomarkers and ALT were associated only with HI in obese men. C-reactive protein, neutrophils, monocytes, and alkaline phosphatase were associated positively, while bilirubin was associated inversely, with BMI and ABSI but not with HI. Associations were consistent within the clinical reference ranges but were lost or changed direction for low or high biomarker levels. Our study confirms associations with waist and hip size, independent of BMI, for metabolic biomarkers but only with waist size for inflammatory biomarkers, suggesting different contribution of the mechanistic pathways related to body shape.</p>
11 Keywords
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Biomarkers
- Body Mass Index
- Female
- Humans
- Liver
- Male
- Risk Factors
- Somatotypes
- United Kingdom
- Waist Circumference
4 Authors
- Sofia Christakoudi
- Elio Riboli
- Evangelos Evangelou
- Konstantinos K. Tsilidis
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 41952 | Obesity, body shape, nutrition, hypertension, steroid hormones and vitamin D: associations, interactions and contribution to metabolic health and the risk of cancer development and survival |
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