Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Background. Individuals with “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO) phenotype (i.e., obesity and absence of cardiometabolic abnormalities: favorable levels of blood pressure, lipids, and glucose) experience lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those with “metabolically at-risk obesity”...

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Main Authors: Mayra L. Estrella, Amber Pirzada, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Jianwen Cai, Aida L. Giachello, Rebeca Espinoza Gacinto, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Martha L. Daviglus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1251456