Open AccessAssociations of Metabolic/Obesity Phenotypes with Insulin Resistance and C-Reactive Protein: Results from the CNTR Study
Author(s) -
Chunxiao Liao,
Wenjing Gao,
Weihua Cao,
Jun Lv,
Yu Chen,
Shengfeng Wang,
Zengchang Pang,
Cong Liu,
Hua Wang,
Xuesong Wu,
Liming Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s298499
Subject(s) - waist , obesity , insulin resistance , metabolic syndrome , medicine , endocrinology , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , c reactive protein , inflammation
Obesity is a heterogeneous condition in terms of metabolic status. Different obesity phenotypes have various health risks. The aim of this work was to define different subtypes of obesity and investigate their relationship with inflammatory-cardiometabolic abnormalities among Chinese adult twins.