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Higher mortality in metabolically obese normal-weight people than in metabolically healthy obese subjects in elderly Koreans.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2013
Choi Kyung Mook, Cho Hyun Joo, Choi Hae Yoon, Yang Sae Jeong, Yoo Hye Jin, Seo Ji A, Kim Sin Gon, Baik Sei Hyun, Choi Dong Seop, Kim Nan Hee
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) and the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly Korean men and women, and especially to compare metabolically obese normal-weight (MONW) and metabolically healthy obese (MHO) subjects. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 2317 elderly people (over 60 years of age) were studied...
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