SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Association of the dietary-behavioral risk index with metabolic syndrome and its components: a cross-sectional study in rural China
Frontiers in Endocrinology
A well-designed cross-sectional study in a large rural Chinese population demonstrating a dose-response association between a novel composite dietary-behavioral index and metabolic syndrome, but cross-sectional design precludes causal inference and requires prospective validation.
Reported
Sample size14269
Odds ratio (DBRI highest vs. lowe…2.61
95% Confidence interval2.29–2.98