Observational studyJournal of translational medicine2023
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet as a possible additional tool to be used for screening the metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) phenotype.
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Abstract
backgroundThe terms metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) categorize subjects with obesity based on the presence or absence of cardio-metabolic risk factors. Detecting MUO phenotype is crucial due to the high risk of cardio-metabolic complications, requiring tailored and intensive follow-up. However, diagnosing MUO is time-consuming and costly. Thus, we aimed to investigate the role of Mediterranean diet (MD) in determining MHO/MUO phenotypes and whether adherence to MD could serve as an additional screening tool for MUO phenotype.
methodsThe study population of this cross-sectional observational study consisted of 275 subjects with obesity. We assessed their lifestyle habits (physical activity and smoking habits), anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference, body mass index), blood pressure, metabolic parameters, inflammatory marker (high sensitivity C reactive protein levels), adherence to MD (by PREvención con DIetaMEDiterránea (PREDIMED) questionnaire), and MHO/MUO phenotypes.
resultsThe study included 275 individuals with obesity (256F/19M; 34.0 ± 10.5 years; BMI 38.3 ± 5.95 kg/m
conclusionHigh adherence to MD was associated with MHO phenotype. Moreover, we suggest that a specific cut-off of the PREDIMED score could be an indicator to discriminate patients with MUO/MHO phenotypes and therefore help in identifying patients at higher cardiovascular risk who will require specific dietary intervention.
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