Context The natural histories of obesity subphenotypes are incompletely delineated.
Objectives To investigate dynamic changes in obesity subphenotypes and associations with …

Abstract Purpose of Review To present a comprehensive overview regarding criteria,
epidemiology, and controversies that have arisen in the literature about the existence and …

Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is a new concept in which an individual may exhibit an
obese phenotype in the absence of any metabolic abnormalities. There are a number of …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …

Obesity is thought to be a heterogeneous disorder with several possible etiologies;
therefore, by examining subtypes of obesity we attempt to understand obesity's …

Obesity is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes;
nevertheless, in many obese patients no cardiometabolic complications are present. For this …

The presence of obesity-related metabolic disturbances varies widely among obese
individuals. Accordingly, a unique subset of obese individuals has been described in the …

Objective: The metabolically healthy (MHO) and unhealthy obese (MUHO) differ in terms of
cardiovascular risk. However, little is known about predicting the development of these …

Obesity is associated with increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) leading to higher all-cause …

OBJECTIVE To determine the correlates of the “metabolically healthy obese”(MHO)
phenotype and the longitudinal risks of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD)/stroke …