TABLE 1.

Diagnostic criteria for metabolic phenotypes of obesity.

Definition of MHO
A women has been classified as MHO if met 0 of the 4 MetS criteria (WC
excluded), which are the following:
• Elevated triglycerides or drug treatment for elevated triglycerides	≥150 mg/dl (1.7 mmol/l)
•  Reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or drug treatment for reduced HDL	<50 mg/dl (1.3 mmol/l)
•  Elevated blood pressure or antihypertensive drug treatment	Systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mm Hg
•  Elevated fasting glucose or drug treatment of elevated glucose	≥100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/l)
Definition of MUO
A women has been classified as MUO if met 1 to 4 of the MetS criteria
reported above (WC excluded).

MHO, metabolically healthy obesity; MUO, metabolically unhealthy obesity; MetS, metabolic syndrome; WC, waist circumference; and BP, blood pressure.