Key result
Metabolically unhealthy normal weight and obese phenotypes link to increased hypertension risk versus healthy normal weight.
Why the study?
The study aimed to identify the association between obesity phenotypes and hypertension stages as well as hypertension phenotypes in middle-aged Koreans.
Do metabolically unhealthy and/or obese phenotypes increase the risk of hypertension stages and phenotypes compared to metabolically healthy normal weight in middle-aged Koreans?
Cross-Sectional (n=13,654)
No
Do metabolically unhealthy and/or obese phenotypes increase the risk of hypertension stages and phenotypes compared to metabolically healthy normal weight in middle-aged Koreans?
Metabolically unhealthy phenotypes, regardless of obesity status, are strongly associated with an increased risk of various hypertension stages and phenotypes in middle-aged Koreans.
Supports phenotype-informed hypertension screening in middle-aged Koreans; extends cross-sectional data but leaves causal and interventional questions open.
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Kyung‐A Shin (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=13,654). Obesity phenotypes (MUNO, MHO, MUO) vs. Metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNO) was evaluated on Hypertension stages and phenotypes. Metabolically unhealthy normal weight and obese phenotypes were associated with an increased risk of hypertension compared to metabolically healthy normal weight individuals.
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