Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Adults With Abdominal Obesity and Normal Body Mass Index.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cardiometabolic disorders are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, with abdominal obesity being a major contributor to these conditions. Data on normal-weight abdominal obesity and its association with cardiometabolic outcomes are limited.

Objective

To investigate the global prevalence of normal-weight abdominal obesity and its association with cardiometabolic outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Surveillance of Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors survey datasets between 2000 and 2020. The surveys were from 91 countries across Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean region, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific region. Adul

SUBMITTER: Ahmed KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12534855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature