Metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity and risk of vasomotor symptoms in premenopausal women: cross-sectional and cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity phenotypes and risk of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in premenopausal women.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Middle-aged women in a cohort based on regular health screening examinations.

Population

Premenopausal Korean women aged 42-52 years were recruited and were followed up for a median of 4.2 years. The cross-sectional and cohort studies comprised 4672 women and 2590 women without VMS at baseline, respectively.

Methods

Adiposity measures included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and percentage body fat. Being metabolically healthy was defined as not having any metabolic syndrome components or a homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance of

SUBMITTER: Namgoung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541406 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature