ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Gastroenterology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1593571
This article is part of the Research TopicThe Pathogenesis and Treatment Progress of Intestinal DiseasesView all 9 articles
Independent role of two novel abdominal fat indicators in chronic diarrhoea
Provisionally accepted
- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Chronic diarrhoea affects 17%-30% of the global population(1), with significantly higher prevalence (21%-30%) observed in obese individuals(2). While traditional anthropometric measures like BMI fail to distinguish visceral from subcutaneous fat distribution, emerging indices such as A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) specifically quantify abdominal adiposity-a key driver of intestinal dysfunction. This study investigates the association between ABSI/BRI and chronic diarrhoea using NHANES data (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010), as these indices more accurately reflect the visceral fat accumulation that contributes to bile acid malabsorption and intestinal inflammation underlying obesity-related diarrhoea.
Keywords: Body shape index, Body roundness index, Chronic diarrhoea, NHANES, Cross-sectional study body shape index, body roundness index, chronic diarrhoea, NHANES, cross-sectional study
Received: 14 Mar 2025; Accepted: 23 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Yifang Li, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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