Table 1.

Summary of defining criteria of different obesity phenotypes

Normal values are in green, pathological ones are in red, and the intermediate ones in orange. Waist circumference categorized as normal (men < 102 cm and women < 88 cm) or high (men ≥ 102 cm and women ≥ 88 cm). Visceral adipose tissue and lean mass are a non-standardized measure actually. Metabolic abnormalities refer to the metabolic syndrome defining criteria

BMI body mass index, MHNW metabolically healthy normal weight, MUNW metabolically unhealthy normal weight, MHO metabolically healthy overweight/obese, MUO metabolically unhealthy overweight/obese, SO sarcopenic obese