Why the study?
Does metabolically healthy obesity increase the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality?
Population
Metabolically healthy obese participants
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 yr
Authors
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Metabolically healthy obesity may not raise short-term CVD risk; leaves open whether protection persists or transitions occur.
Does metabolically healthy obesity increase the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality?
Metabolically healthy obesity does not appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality over a 7-year period.
Hamer et al. (2012) studied this question.
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