Body roundness index and its role in predicting COPD risk: insights from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging and the health and retirement study.

Front Med (Lausanne) · 2025 · PMC12571653 · PMID 41179872

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Overall, women have higher BRI than men, with an increasing trend over time.

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However, in the HRS data, although the average BRI increased from 5.028 (95% CI, 4.986–5.071) to 5.113 (95% CI, 5.069–5.158), using the average BRI from the 2004–2005 cycle as a reference, the change range was 0.147–0.085, and significant increases were observed in each cycle, but the overall time trend did not reach statistical significance.

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