Key result
Metabolically healthy obesity affects ~42% of obese adults and is more prevalent in women.
Why the study?
Although obesity is typically associated with metabolic complications, some obese individuals appear resistant to metabolic disorders, prompting investigation into the prevalence and characteristics of metabolically healthy obesity in Novosibirsk.
Population
3197 men and women aged 4569 years with BMI 30 kg/m in Novosibirsk
Comparison
Metabolically healthy obesity vs metabolic syndrome phenotype
Design
Epidemiological survey
Authors
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Highlights obesity phenotype heterogeneity in a Russian cohort; leaves open whether metabolically healthy obesity alters long-term cardiovascular risk.
Cross-Sectional (n=3,197)
No
p-value: p=0.001
A substantial proportion (42%) of middle-aged obese individuals in this Russian cohort exhibit a metabolically healthy phenotype, highlighting the heterogeneity of obesity-related metabolic risk.
Мустафина et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Obesity (n=3,197). Metabolically healthy obesity vs. Metabolic syndrome was evaluated on Prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) (p=0.001). The prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity among obese adults in Novosibirsk was 42%, and was significantly more common in women (43%) than in men (38%, p=0.001).
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