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ArticleBMC public health2021

Prevalence of metabolically unhealthy obesity, overweight, and normal weight and the associated risk factors in a southern coastal region, Iran (the PERSIAN cohort study): a cross-sectional study.

Ghazal Zoghi, Roghayeh Shahbazi, Masoumeh Mahmoodi, Azim Nejatizadeh, Masoumeh Kheirandish

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Article in BMC public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ghazal ZoghiCardiovascular Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Roghayeh ShahbaziCellular and Molecular Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Masoumeh MahmoodiEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Azim NejatizadehMolecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Masoumeh KheirandishEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. kheirandishm@yahoo.com.
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Ottawa · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity is a substantial risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Epidemiologic studies have shown that some obese and overweight individuals are metabolically healthy. We aimed to determine the prevalence of metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO), metabolically unhealthy overweight (MUOW), and metabolically unhealthy normal weight (MUNW) in a southern coastal area of Iran, Bandare-Kong Non-Communicable Diseases (BKNCD) Cohort Study.

methodsThis population-based study included the participants of BKNCD, as part of the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN). Metabolic health was defined as not fulfilling the metabolic syndrome (MetS) criteria.

resultsAmong the 3917 participants in this study with the mean age of 48.29 ± 9.39 years, including 1691 (43.2%) males, the age- and sex-standardized prevalence of MUO, MUOW, and MUNW was 13.9, 16.8, and 6.4%, respectively. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the adjusted odds of all metabolically unhealthy states were higher in older age groups, except for MUO whose adjusted odds were lower in the 65-70 age group compared to the 55-64 age group. Illiteracy was significantly correlated with MUOW (adjusted OR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.09-1.87, P = 0.010); however, it was not associated with MUO or MUNW. Higher body mass index (BMI) was significantly correlated with MUNW but it was not associated with MUOW or MUO. Higher waist circumference (WC) was also significantly associated with all metabolically unhealthy states.

conclusionThe age- and sex-standardized prevalence of MUO, MUOW, and MUNW was 13.9, 16.8, and 6.4%, respectively in the current study. Advanced age and higher WC were significantly correlated with all metabolically unhealthy states, while illiteracy and higher BMI were only associated with MUOW and MUNW, respectively. Metabolic health rather than weight loss should be the focus and objective of public prevention programs.

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Metabolic SyndromeOverweightAdultAgedBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesEpidemiologic StudiesHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedObesityPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsMetabolic healthObesityPrevalenceProspective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN)

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