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-GarcíaRaúl Roncero-MartínSergio Rico-MartinJorge M De Nicolás-JiménezFidel López-EspuelaEsperanza Santano-MogenaPilar Alfageme-GarcíaJuan F Sánchez Muñoz-TorreroPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
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.