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Metabolically healthy obesity is independently associated with 20-year incidence of cardiovascular disease: findings from the ATTICA cohort study (2002-2022).
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jun 2026
Filippatos Theodosios D, Katrapas Panagiotis, Tsiampalis Thomas, Chrysohoou Christina, Barkas Fotios, Liberopoulos Evangelos, Sfikakis Petros P, Tsioufis Costas, Pitsavos Christos, Panagiotakos Demosthenes
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with excess body weight do not share the same risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The phenotype of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) has drawn the attention of the scientific community due to a potentially reduced CVD risk compared with the phenotype of metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO). METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted involving 3042 participants from the Attica...
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