Variations in the prevalence and predictors of prevalent metabolically healthy obesity in adolescents.

S HeinzleGeoff Denis Charles BallJ L Kuk

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2015)

The prevalence of MHO in adolescents varied across definitions, with lower levels of abdominal obesity and insulin resistance as the most consistent predictors of prevalent MHO status.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
young adults
type diabetes
adipose tissue
risk factors
high fat diet
physical activity
weight loss
skeletal muscle
polycystic ovary syndrome
weight gain
glycemic control