Higher visceral adiposity index was associated with an elevated prevalence of gallstones and an earlier age at first gallstone surgery in US adults: the results are based on a cross-sectional study

Higher visceral adiposity index was associated with an elevated prevalence of gallstones and an earlier age at first gallstone surgery in US adults: the results are based on a cross-sectional study

ObjectiveWe sought to evaluate the association between visceral adiposity index (VAI) and the incidence of gallstones and the age at first gallstone surgery in adults in the United States.MethodsWe selected individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from...

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Main Authors: Gaopeng Zhang, Zhe Ding, Junping Yang, Tianqi Wang, Li Tong, Jian Cheng, Chao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
gallstone prevalence
VAI
cross-sectional study
age at first gallstone surgery
metabolic syndrome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1189553/full

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