Effectiveness of Body Roundness Index (BRI) and a Body Shape Index (ABSI) in Predicting Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Julián F. Calderón-García, Raúl Roncero-Martín, Sergio Rico-Martín, Jorge M. De Nicolás-Jiménez, Fidel López-Espuela, Esperanza Santano-Mogena, Pilar Alfageme-García and Juan F. Sánchez Muñoz-Torrero
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Julián F. Calderón-García: Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Raúl Roncero-Martín: Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Sergio Rico-Martín: Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Jorge M. De Nicolás-Jiménez: Department of Public Health, Centro de Salud Zona Centro de Cáceres, Servicio Extremeño de Salud, 10001 Cáceres, Spain
Fidel López-Espuela: Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Esperanza Santano-Mogena: Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Pilar Alfageme-García: Department of Nursing, Centro Universitario de Plasencia, 10600 Plasencia, Spain
Juan F. Sánchez Muñoz-Torrero: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Cáceres, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-22

Abstract: Introduction: The body roundness index (BRI) and a body shape index (ABSI) are novel anthropometric indices established to determine both the amount visceral adipose tissue and body fat. Objective: to investigate whether BRI and ABSI are better predictors of hypertension than body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Methods : A systematic search was conducted in the Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science databases up until 31 December 2020. Results: The estimated pooled area under curve [AUC (95% CI)] for BRI [0.67 (0.65–0.70)] for the prediction of hypertension were superior to that of ABSI (0.58 (0.56–0.60)), similar to that of BMI [0.67 (0.64–0.69)], and lower than those WC [0.68 (0.66–0.70)] and WHtR [0.68 (0.66–0.71)]. Nevertheless, the difference of BRI compared to WC and WHtR in the context of predicting hypertension was non-significant. ABSI was significantly lower ( p < 0.05) than BRI, BMI, WC and WHtR. Similar findings were observed with the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-SROC). There were no significant differences between subgroups according to type of population or diagnostic criteria of hypertension. The diagnostic odds ratio (dORs) proved that increased BRI and ABSI were related with an elevated hypertension risk. Conclusions: BRI and ABSI have discriminatory power for hypertension in adult women and men from different populations. Although, WHtR and WC provided the best performance when assessing hypertension, no significant differences were found for BRI. Finally, BRI was significantly better predictor of hypertension than ABSI.

Keywords: body roundness index; a body shape index; hypertension; anthropometric indices; systematic review; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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