Research Article: Conversions between metabolically unhealthy and healthy obesity from midlife to late-life
Abstract:
Metabolically healthy obesity may be a transient phenotype, but studies with long follow-up, especially covering late-life, are lacking. We describe conversions between cross-categories of body mass index (BMI) and metabolic health in 786 Swedish twins with up to 27 years of follow-up, from midlife to late-life.
Introduction:
Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) refers to a body mass index (BMI) above 30, but preserved metabolic health. There are no universal criteria to identify MHO, but metabolic health is often defined as the absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) [1]. Although the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease may be higher in MHO than in metabolically healthy normal weight, it is considerably lower than for metabolically unhealthy obesity [1]. However, MHO is considered a transient state, where individuals…
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