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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 May 1;71(17):1857–1865. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.02.055

Central Illustration. Metabolically Healthy Oobesity with Cardiovascular Disease.

Central Illustration

Association of metabolically healthy obesity with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality (Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals) in 5841 MESA participants. MHN=Metabolically heathy normal weight; MHO=Metabolically healthy obesity; MUO=Metabolically unhealthy obesity (categories are mutually exclusive). Metabolically healthy indicates <3 metabolic syndrome components. Unhealthy indicates 3 or more metabolic syndrome components. All models adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, smoking status, LDL cholesterol, and statin use. Sample sizes: At baseline n=3587 for MHN; n=1051 for MHO; n = 1,203 for MUO. For transition across follow-up n = 2,751 for MHN; n = 550 for MHO throughout; n = 501 for MHO to MUO; and n = 1,203 for MUO.