Normal weight metabolically unhealthy phenotype in youth: Do definitions matter?

Melanie HendersonAndraea Van HulstJulia E von OettingenAndrea BenedettiGilles Paradis

Published in: Pediatric diabetes (2019)

Existing definitions of NWMU youth performed relatively similarly in predicting IS as youth entered puberty. Children with one or more components of metabolic syndrome-even when of normal weight-have significantly lower IS over time.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
mental health
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
weight loss
weight gain
uric acid
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors
skeletal muscle