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In particular, PHPT is accompanied by the presence of elevated atherothrombotic risk, while the importance of traditional and new anthropometric indices to reflect the cardiovascular risk remains uncertain in this condition. This study aims to investigate whether novel and traditional anthropometric indices distinguish PHPT and whether these indices are correlated with atherothrombotic risk. Methods: A total of 40 subjects with HypoPT, 40 with PHPT and 40 age- and sex-matched control subjects were consecutively enrolled for the evaluation of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and carotid intima\u2013media thickness (IMT). A blood sample was collected for evaluation of calcium\u2013phosphate metabolism, PTH, TSH and 25-hydroxy vitamin D. Physical examination was performed to obtain traditional anthropometric parameters and derived indices of adiposity and cardiometabolic risk (waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and conicity index (CI)). Results: The PHPT group showed higher central adiposity indices (WHtR p = 0.002, and CI p = 0.008). Among patients with parathyroid disorders, PHPT subjects displayed the highest reduction in FMD (p &lt; 0.001) and a marked increase in IMT (p &lt; 0.001). In the Ctrl group, WHtR showed a weak-to-moderate positive association with IMT (r = 0.381, p = 0.018). In the PHPT group, no anthropometric index was significantly correlated with IMT or FMD (all p &gt; 0.05). Conclusions: WHtR and CI provide evidence of increased central fat adiposity in PHPT but do not account for impaired atherothrombotic risk, indicating that anthropometric indices may lack relevance to cardiovascular risk in this condition and emphasizing the importance of a specific assessment profile.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/metabo16030166","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,2]],"date-time":"2026-03-02T10:24:34Z","timestamp":1772447074000},"page":"166","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Anthropometric Indices and Markers of Atherothrombotic Risk in Subjects with Primary Hyperparathyroidism"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4576-3381","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anda Mihaela","family":"Naciu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Metabolic Bone and Thyroid Disorders, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5829-9820","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eleonora","family":"Sargentini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Metabolic Bone and Thyroid Disorders, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3396-4100","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marco","family":"Bravi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Rehabilitation, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Annunziata","family":"Nusca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University, 00128 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Cardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"Grigioni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University, 00128 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Cardiology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-4909-8196","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luigi","family":"Bonifazi Meffe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Metabolic Bone and Thyroid Disorders, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nicola","family":"Napoli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Metabolic Bone and Thyroid Disorders, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1143-4926","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea","family":"Palermo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Metabolic Bone and Thyroid Disorders, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University, 00128 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gaia","family":"Tabacco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Metabolic Bone and Thyroid Disorders, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Department for the Promotion of Human Science and Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, 00166 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2293","DOI":"10.1002\/jbmr.4677","article-title":"Evaluation and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Summary Statement and Guidelines from the Fifth International Workshop","volume":"37","author":"Bilezikian","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. 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