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Association of Metabolically Healthy Overweight Phenotype With Abnormalities of Glucose Levels and Blood Pressure Among Chinese Adults

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Key Points Question Is the metabolically healthy overweight phenotype associated with metabolic abnormalities? Findings In this cohort study of 3204 Chinese adults, metabolically healthy overweight was associated with high future… Click to show full abstract

Key Points Question Is the metabolically healthy overweight phenotype associated with metabolic abnormalities? Findings In this cohort study of 3204 Chinese adults, metabolically healthy overweight was associated with high future risk of glucose abnormality and high blood pressure. Meaning These findings suggest that more attention should be given to this unique subtype of overweight and obesity if the results are replicated in additional studies.

Keywords: blood pressure; healthy overweight; chinese adults; overweight phenotype; metabolically healthy

Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2019

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