Association of the skeletal muscle mass-to-visceral fat area ratio with cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES
Ruixue Li, Tianqi Liu, Wei Xin, Zi Liang, Chenguang Zhao, Zinan Zhao, Tian Zhang, Fei Zhao, Wenfeng Xu, Pengfei Jin · 2026
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Ten researchers in China test a body ratio as a heart risk marker in a 2026 paper. The ratio sets muscle mass against belly fat area. They drew on a national United States survey from 2011 to 2018, with close to ten thousand adults in the sample.
People with a higher ratio had lower odds of heart disease once many factors were weighed. The link held in a step by step pattern across ratio groups. Heart failure, artery disease of the heart, and heart attack each showed the same tilt. Some links bent rather than running straight, and income and body size changed the strength of the ties.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ruixue Li, Tianqi Liu, Wei Xin, Zi Liang, Chenguang Zhao, Zinan Zhao, Tian Zhang, Fei Zhao, Wenfeng Xu, Pengfei Jin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |