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Wrist circumference as a novel predictor of transition from metabolically healthy to unhealthy phenotype in overweight/obese adults: a gender-stratified 15.5-year follow-up.
BMC public health - 13 Dec 2021
Mousapour Pouria, Barzin Maryam, Valizadeh Majid, Mahdavi Maryam, Hadaegh Farzad, Azizi Fereidoun, Hosseinpanah Farhad
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with transition from metabolically healthy overweight/obese (MHO) to metabolically unhealthy overweight/obese (MUO) phenotype are significantly predisposed to greater risks of cardiovascular events compared to those with a persistent MHO phenotype. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive performance of wrist circumference for this transition in adults over a 15.5-year...
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