Assess whether a waist-triglyceride lipid accumulation index can serve as a pragmatic trigger for further cardiovascular risk assessment in communities.
Key Takeaways
- Optimal LAP cutoff of 42 was identified from ROC analysis
- LAP alone discriminated screening-defined high CVD risk modestly with AUC 0.583
- High-LAP participants had higher screening-defined CVD prevalence than low-LAP participants, 28% versus 17%