Sex Dimorphism in the Metabolome of Metabolic Syndrome in Morbidly Obese Individuals.

ABSTRACT: Adult morbid obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, mostly resulting from a long-term unhealthy lifestyle. Between 10% and 30% of people with obesity exhibit low cardiometabolic risk. The metabolic syndrome has been suggested as an indicator of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation. Although the prevalence of obesity does not seem to be sex-related and metabolic syndrome occurs at all ages, in the last few years, sex-specific differences in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of metabolic syndrome have received attention. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in different sex and age groups in people with metabolic unhealthy obesity and to compare them with people with metabolic healthy obesity. We

SUBMITTER: Pisoni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9147578 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature