{
  "abstract": "Objectives To evaluate the associations between anthropometric indices and components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), including blood pressure, fasting blood sugar (FBS), triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and waist circumference (WC) in Iranian adults.Design Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a population-based cohort.Setting Fasa adults’ cohort study, a rural community-based cohort in Fars province, Iran.Participants A total of 1550 adults aged 35–70 years with MetS, identified from among 10 118 cohort participants using the National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Programme III criteria.Primary outcome measures The anthropometric indices include abdominal volume index (AVI), a body shape index (ABSI), atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), body roundness index (BRI), body adiposity index (BAI), conicity index, ponderal index and visceral adiposity index (VAI).Results Participants (56.1% female) with a mean age of 49.8±9.5 years. AVI was significantly associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) (β=0.010, p<0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (β=0.031, p<0.001). BAI was linked to FBS (β=0.053, p<0.001), DBP (β=0.006, p=0.022) and WC (β=0.001, p=0.034). BRI was positively associated with FBS (β=0.001, p=0.049), SBP (β=0.006, p=0.006) and DBP (β=0.023, p<0.001). AIP was significantly correlated with FBS (β=0.002, p=0.003), SBP (β=0.017, p<0.001) and DBP (β=0.030, p<0.001). VAI was associated with SBP and DBP in both men and women (eg, DBP in men: β=0.023, p<0.001). ABSI showed a negative association with SBP (β=–0.006, p=0.015).Conclusions Anthropometric indices, including VAI, AIP, BAI, BRI and AVI, exhibit significant associations with key components of MetS in Iranian adults, particularly blood pressure, glycaemic markers and central adiposity. Among these, BAI showed the strongest correlation with MetS parameters, while ABSI displayed the weakest.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Maryam Seyhoon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Nutrition Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Afsane Ahmadi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Nutrition Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Morteza Zare"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Mahdi Honardoust"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Nutrition Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Najmeh Hejazi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "R Homayounfar"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Association of anthropometry indices and metabolic syndrome in Iranians: a cross-sectional study of the Fasa adult cohort study",
  "uid": "4dc3bbf7-0933-51b9-8272-d57d3bbc89a7"
}