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Association of Cumulative Exposure to Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat With the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All‐Cause Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study

Qian Liu, Haozhe Cui, F. Si, Yun-Tao Wu, Jing Yu

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2025

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Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that metabolic score for visceral fat (METS‐VF), a novel surrogate indicator assessing visceral fat, was associated with the risk of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, predicting the risks based on a single METS‐VF measurement can increase limitations of the study. Few studies have investigated the association between cumulative exposure to METS‐VF and risk of CVD and all‐cause mortality. We aimed to examine the association of cumulative METS‐VF with risk for CVD and all‐cause mortality.

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