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The long-term prognosis of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality for metabolically healthy obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of epidemiology and community health - 1 Oct 2016
Zheng Ruizhi, Zhou Dan, Zhu Yimin
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BACKGROUND: Metabolically healthy obese phenotype (MHO) refers to obese individuals with absence of metabolic abnormalities such as dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance and hypertension. Many studies reported the long-term prognosis of MHO on diseases and mortality with inconsistent results. METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis to assess the risks of cardiovascular (CV) events and all-cause mortality for MHO...
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