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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiol Rev. 2014 Jul-Aug;22(4):163–170. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000004

Table 1.

Characteristics of normal weight, overweight and obese individuals as determined by BMI

Normal Weight (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2) and Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)
Healthy Normal Weight (HNW) Metabolically Obese Normal Weight (MONW) Metabolically Healthy Obese (MHO) Metabolically Unhealthy Obese (MUHO)
Metabolic Syndrome Visceral obesity
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Hyperglycemia/Diabetes		 Decreased
Decreased
No
No		 Increased
Increased
Yes
High risk		 Decreased
Decreased
No
High risk		 Increased
Increased
Yes
High risk
Adiposity White/Brown ratio
Leptin/Adiponectin ratio
Inflammatory Adipokines		 Decreased
Decreased
Decreased		 Increased
Increased
Increased		 Decreased
Increased
Decreased		 Increased
Increased
Increased
Morbidity Low Increased At risk Increased
Mortality Low Increased Increased Increased