Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis

Abstract Obesity is a prevalent health issue among adolescents, characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation, which increases the risk of developing various chronic diseases in the future. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) serves as an indicator of inflammation and immune response. Thi...

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Main Authors: Yu-zhen Zhang, Run-wei Ma, Suwas Bhandari, Juan Xie, Xiao-yu Zhang, Chao Xie, Hong Duan, Juan Meng, Qiong-yu Wu, Kai Liu, Bo Feng, Li-ming Cheng
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91125-6
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author Yu-zhen Zhang
Run-wei Ma
Suwas Bhandari
Juan Xie
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Chao Xie
Hong Duan
Juan Meng
Qiong-yu Wu
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Bo Feng
Li-ming Cheng
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Li-ming Cheng
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description Abstract Obesity is a prevalent health issue among adolescents, characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation, which increases the risk of developing various chronic diseases in the future. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) serves as an indicator of inflammation and immune response. This study conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2016, including 5,676 participants. A multivariate logistic regression model, Generalized Additive Models (GAM), and subgroup analysis were used to examine the relationship between obesity and SII. The multivariate logistic regression results revealed a significant positive correlation between log SII and adolescent obesity (1.254 [1.024–1.537]). Furthermore, the risk of obesity increased with higher quartiles of SII. Subgroup analysis and interaction tests showed that this positive association persisted across various factors, including female gender, race (Non-Hispanic White and Mexican American), non-hyperlipidemia, normal white blood cell count, and PIR < 1. Additionally, a U-shaped relationship between log SII and obesity was observed, with a turning point at 6.410. The findings suggest that an increase in the systemic immune-inflammation index is significantly associated with obesity in adolescents. However, further validation through large-scale prospective studies is needed.
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spelling doaj-art-13d05dfad36644dfbc6e51811d3386fb2025-08-20T02:14:59ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-91125-6Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysisYu-zhen Zhang0Run-wei Ma1Suwas Bhandari2Juan Xie3Xiao-yu Zhang4Chao Xie5Hong Duan6Juan Meng7Qiong-yu Wu8Kai Liu9Bo Feng10Li-ming Cheng11Department of Anesthesiology, Kunming Children’s HospitalDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Yunnan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Kunming Medical UniversityWenzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Comprehensive Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s HospitalDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of KunmingSurgical Intensive Care Unit, Kunming Children’s HospitalSurgical Intensive Care Unit, Kunming Children’s HospitalDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kunming City Maternal and Child Health HospitalDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kunming Children’s HospitalDepartment of Comprehensive Pediatrics, Kunming Children’s HospitalDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kunming Children’s HospitalDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kunming Children’s HospitalAbstract Obesity is a prevalent health issue among adolescents, characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation, which increases the risk of developing various chronic diseases in the future. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) serves as an indicator of inflammation and immune response. This study conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2016, including 5,676 participants. A multivariate logistic regression model, Generalized Additive Models (GAM), and subgroup analysis were used to examine the relationship between obesity and SII. The multivariate logistic regression results revealed a significant positive correlation between log SII and adolescent obesity (1.254 [1.024–1.537]). Furthermore, the risk of obesity increased with higher quartiles of SII. Subgroup analysis and interaction tests showed that this positive association persisted across various factors, including female gender, race (Non-Hispanic White and Mexican American), non-hyperlipidemia, normal white blood cell count, and PIR < 1. Additionally, a U-shaped relationship between log SII and obesity was observed, with a turning point at 6.410. The findings suggest that an increase in the systemic immune-inflammation index is significantly associated with obesity in adolescents. However, further validation through large-scale prospective studies is needed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91125-6Systemic immune-inflammation indexAdolescent obesityNHANESInflammation
spellingShingle Yu-zhen Zhang
Run-wei Ma
Suwas Bhandari
Juan Xie
Xiao-yu Zhang
Chao Xie
Hong Duan
Juan Meng
Qiong-yu Wu
Kai Liu
Bo Feng
Li-ming Cheng
Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis
Scientific Reports
Systemic immune-inflammation index
Adolescent obesity
NHANES
Inflammation
title Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis
title_full Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis
title_fullStr Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis
title_full_unstemmed Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis
title_short Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis
title_sort association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross sectional analysis
topic Systemic immune-inflammation index
Adolescent obesity
NHANES
Inflammation
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91125-6
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