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Trends in the prevalence of cardiometabolic disease and cardiovascular events by body mass index category in adults from 1999 to 2016.

Priya ChelliahXilong LiBeverley Adams-HuetIldiko Lingvay
Published in: Postgraduate medical journal (2020)
The increase in the prevalence of overweight and obese individuals might be associated with a 'healthy obesity' phenotype in those <45 years; however, individuals >45 years showed a proportional increase in associated cardiometabolic risk.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • body mass index
  • risk factors
  • coronary artery disease
  • weight gain
  • cardiovascular disease
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • high fat diet induced