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Conversions between metabolically unhealthy and healthy obesity from midlife to late-life.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Mar 2024
Ler Peggy, Ojalehto Elsa, Zhan Yiqiang, Finkel Deborah, Dahl Aslan Anna K, Karlsson Ida K
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INTRODUCTION: Metabolically healthy obesity may be a transient phenotype, but studies with long follow-up, especially covering late-life, are lacking. We describe conversions between cross-categories of body mass index (BMI) and metabolic health in 786 Swedish twins with up to 27 years of follow-up, from midlife to late-life. METHODS: Metabolic health was defined as the absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). We...
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