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Mexican adults with a big belly (waist over 90 cm for men or 80 cm for women) are about 10 times more likely to have kidney problems than those without, even if their overall weight is normal.

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The claim uses an odds ratio from a cross-sectional or case-control study, which is appropriate for correlational claims. The effect size is large and confidence intervals are narrow, suggesting robust statistical association. The phrase 'independent of overall BMI' indicates adjustment for confounders, which is standard in observational studies. The wording 'nearly 10 times more likely' is a reasonable simplification of OR=9.26, though technically it refers to odds, not probability — but this is commonly accepted in public communication. No causal language is used, so it avoids overstatement.

More Accurate Statement

“In Mexican adults, abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥90 cm in men and ≥80 cm in women) is associated with a 9.26-fold higher odds of chronic kidney disease compared to those without abdominal obesity, after adjusting for body mass index.”

Context Details

Domain

medicine

Population

human

Subject

Mexican adults with abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥90 cm in men and ≥80 cm in women)

Action

is strongly associated with

Target

chronic kidney disease

Intervention Details

Type: null
Dosage: null
Duration: null

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

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Figure 3: Risk assessment of BMI, age, abdominal circumference, uric acid, total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, HDL-c, fasting glucose and arterial hipertension.

Cross-Sectional Study
Human

This study found that Mexican adults with big waistlines (abdominal obesity) are about 9 times more likely to have kidney disease, even if their overall weight is normal — which is exactly what the claim says.

Contradicting (0)

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No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Figure 3: Risk assessment of BMI, age, abdominal circumference, uric acid, total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, HDL-c, fasting glucose and arterial hipertension.

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17817/fig-3

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