Prevalence and clinical characteristics of metabolically healthy obese versus metabolically unhealthy obese school children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with obesity in the absence of traditional cardiometabolic risk factors (CRF) have been described as metabolically healthy obese (MHO). Children with MHO phenotype has a favorable metabolic profile with normal glucose metabolism, lipids, and blood pressure compared to children with metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO) phenotype. This study aimed to compare several parameters related to obesity between these two groups and to examine the predictors associated with the MHO phenotype.

Methods

This study included a cross-sectional baseline data of 193 children with obesity (BMI z-score > +2 SD) aged 8-16 years enrolled in MyBFF@school program, a school-based intervention study conducted between January and December 2014. Metabolic status was defined based on

SUBMITTER: Wan Mohd Zin RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441792 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature