Table 1.
Proposed criteria for harmonized definitions of metabolically healthy obesity in adults.
| BioSHaRE-EU Healthy Obese Project (31) | Lavie et al (35) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity Classification | BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 Plus All of the Criteria | BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 Plus 1 to 4 of the Criteria | |
| Less Strict Criteria | Strict Criteria | - | |
| Blood pressure | ≤ 140 mmHg | ≤ 130 mmHg | ≤ 130 mmHg |
| Systolic blood pressure | - | ≤ 85 mmHg | ≤ 85 mmHg |
| Diastolic blood pressure | ≤ 90 mmHg | - | - |
| No antihypertensive drug treatment | |||
| Blood glucose | ≤ 7.0 mmol/l | ≤ 6.1 mmol/l | ≤ 5.6 mmol/l |
| No blood glucose-lowering medication or diagnosis of type 2 diabetes | |||
| Fasting triglycerides | ≤ 1.7mmol/l | ≤ 1.7mmol/l | ≤ 1.7mmol/l |
| Non-fasted state | ≤ 2.1mmol/l | ≤ 2.1mmol/l | - |
| No drug treatment for elevated triglycerides | |||
| HDL-cholesterol | >1.03 mmol/l (men) >1.3 mmol/l (women) | >1.03 mmol/l (men) >1.3 mmol/l (women) | >1.0 mmol/l (men) >1.3 mmol/l (women) |
| No drug treatment for reduced HDL-cholesterol | |||
| Diagnosis of CVD | No | No | - |