Disease

Obesity, Abdominal

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AUG 26, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Weight-adjusted waist index and risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: NHANES 2005-2018 analysis of 5,381 adults.

Renal Failure

Large prospective cohort study with hard clinical endpoints (CVD and all-cause mortality), robust adjusted effect sizes, and confirmation across subgroups and sensitivity analyses, but observational design precludes practice-changing status.

Strong EvidenceQiufa Hao Xiangrong Zhu Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes

Reported

Sample size5381

Median follow-up79 months

CVD risk (highest vs. lowest WWI…OR 1.81

AUG 18, 2026 · INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

Acupoint Catgut Embedding With Laser Acupuncture for Weight Loss in Adults With Obesity

ClinicalTrials.gov

This is a planned trial registration with no results reported; the design is sound but enrollment has not yet begun, making it an early-stage study announcement rather than evidence of efficacy.

PreliminaryTaipei City Hospital Obesity Sham laser acupuncture

Reported

Planned sample size120

Primary outcome measureMean Change From Baseline in Body Weight at…

Active intervention frequencyOnce every 2 weeks for 6 sessions over 12 w…