Comparison of cardiovascular disease risk association with metabolic unhealthy obesity identified by body fat percentage and body mass index: Results from the 1999-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among individuals across different categories of metabolic obesity phenotypes is controversial. The study used body fat percentage (BFP) or body mass index (BMI) to categorize obese status and to investigate the association between metabolic obesity phenotypes and CVD risk in a nationally representative population.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 49463 adult participants in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2020. Metabolic healthy status was defined by the absence of metabolic syndrome according to the revised National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Group definition. Obesity was identified by BFP, assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan, and BMI. The primary

SUBMITTER: Xiong Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11324142 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature