Body roundness index is a superior indicator to associate with the cardio‐metabolic risk: evidence from a cross‐sectional study with 17,000 Eastern-China adults

Table 2 The alteration of anthropometric indicators with the increase of cardiometabolic factors

Variables	Number of cardiometabolic risk factors
Variables	0	1	2	3	4	5	P_trend
Male	1742	2400	1690	810	250	28
WC	77.17 ± 7.94**	80.52 ± 8.48**	83.73 ± 8.91**	87.45 ± 8.48**	89.15 ± 7.42*	89.25 ± 8.79	< 0.001
BMI	21.59 ± 2.64**	22.71 ± 2.91**	23.87 ± 3.06**	25.08 ± 3.12**	25.60 ± 2.84**	26.68 ± 3.26	< 0.001
WHR	0.85 ± 0.06**	0.88 ± 0.06**	0.90 ± 0.06**	0.92 ± 0.06**	0.93 ± 0.05**	0.94 ± 0.05	< 0.001
WHtR	0.46 ± 0.05**	0.48 ± 0.05**	0.50 ± 0.05**	0.52 ± 0.05**	0.54 ± 0.05*	0.54 ± 0.06	< 0.001
BAI	23.98 ± 3.08**	24.89 ± 3.27**	25.72 ± 3.23**	26.28 ± 3.24*	26.75 ± 3.47*	26.98 ± 5.39	< 0.01
ABSI	0.077 ± 0.005**	0.078 ± 0.005*	0.079 ± 0.005*	0.079 ± 0.004**	0.080 ± 0.004**	0.078 ± 0.006	< 0.01
BRI	2.73 ± 0.84**	3.13 ± 0.95**	3.49 ± 0.99**	3.87 ± 0.99**	4.10 ± 0.93**	4.23 ± 1.26	< 0.001
Female	2848	3216	2282	1228	306	28
WC	73.81 ± 8.37**	77.68 ± 9.06**	81.14 ± 9.13**	83.91 ± 8.44**	86.29 ± 8.26**	88.69 ± 7.16	< 0.001
BMI	21.67 ± 2.88**	22.75 ± 3.12**	23.87 ± 3.30**	24.79 ± 3.08**	25.73 ± 3.30**	26.04 ± 2.88	< 0.001
WHR	0.82 ± 0.07**	0.85 ± 0.07**	0.87 ± 0.07**	0.89 ± 0.07**	0.90 ± 0.06**	0.92 ± 0.06	< 0.001
WHtR	0.47 ± 0.06**	0.50 ± 0.06**	0.52 ± 0.06**	0.54 ± 0.06**	0.56 ± 0.06**	0.58 ± 0.06	< 0.001
BAI	27.92 ± 3.65**	29.08 ± 3.67**	30.03 ± 3.89**	30.67 ± 3.77**	31.60 ± 3.90**	32.31 ± 4.79	< 0.01
ABSI	0.076 ± 0.006**	0.078 ± 0.006**	0.079 ± 0.006**	0.079 ± 0.005**	0.080 ± 0.005*	0.081 ± 0.005	< 0.01
BRI	2.89 ± 1.01**	3.42 ± 1.14**	3.86 ± 1.20**	4.22 ± 1.14**	4.55 ± 1.17**	4.97 ± 1.33	< 0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, BAI body adiposity index, ABSI a body shape index, BRI body roundness index, P_trend: the median of anthropometric indicators increased significantly with the number of cardiometabolic risk factors. The statistic significances between the highest risk group and other groups are presented by * and **, *P < 0.01; ** P < 0.001

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