Metabolically healthy obese individuals are still at high risk for diabetes: Application of the marginal structural model.
Hye-Ah LeeHyesook ParkPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2023)
Even when obesity phenotype was treated as a time-varying exposure, individuals with MHO were still at higher risk for developing diabetes than those with MHNW. Consequently, such individuals should aim to avoid transitioning to a metabolically unfavourable state and strive to reduce their body weight to a normal range.