Factors related to overweight and obese populations maintaining metabolic health

Autor: Yi-Hsuan Lin, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Yen-Han Tseng, Harn-Shen Chen, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: PeerJ, Vol 10, p e13242 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2167-8359
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13242
Popis: Background For people who are overweight or obese, maintaining a metabolically healthy status can decrease the risks of developing cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes. Despite this, only a limited amount of research has discussed the metabolically healthy overweight and obesity (MHOO) population in Asia and the factors associated with them maintaining their metabolic health. Methods This study enrolled 195 MHOO participants from communities in northern Taiwan during 2009–2010 (baseline). Of the 195 participants, 89 completed the follow-up assessment after a median follow-up time of nine years. Body type was determined by body mass index (BMI, kg/m2). We defined overweight as a BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 and
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