Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic body size phenotype in children and adolescents: A national cross-sectional analysis in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is a group of subjects with overweight/obesity who present a metabolically healthy profile; however, associated factors are complex and are far from completely understood. The aim of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of different metabolic body size phenotypes and investigate the associated factors in Chinese children and adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 12,346 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years from seven provinces in China in 2013. Anthropometric, blood pressure, and biochemical measurements were obtained. A multi-component questionnaire covering demographic, neonatal, and lifestyle characteristics was administered. The classification of metabolic body size phenotype based on

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9452664 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature