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

Renying Xu | Zendy; Xiang Gao | Zendy; Yanping Wan | Zendy; Zhuping Fan | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Renying Xu,

Xiang Gao,

Yanping Wan,

Zhuping Fan

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14025

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , blood pressure , body mass index , prospective cohort study , cohort , uric acid , physiology , endocrinology , gastroenterology

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.

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