A Jia1, S Xu2, Y Xing3, W Zhang3, X Yu3, Y Zhao4, J Ming5, Q Ji6. 1. Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China; Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Yulin, Yulin, 719000, China. 2. Department of Endocrinology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441021, China; Department of Health Statistics, Faculty of Preventive Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. 3. Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. 4. Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Yulin, Yulin, 719000, China. 5. Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. Electronic address: mingjie1207@163.com. 6. Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. Electronic address: jqiuhe@fmmu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Several studies have reported increased cardiovascular risks in normal weight obesity (NWO) populations. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of NWO and its relationships with cardiometabolic risks in Chinese patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: The data were from the 2007-2008 China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study. The body fat (BF) was measured using the biological impedance method. NWO was defined as a normal BMI (18.5-23.9 kg/m2) but with excess BF% (BF% ≥ 24% for men and ≥33% for women). 23,748 people (9633 males and 14,115 females) were enrolled and the prevalence of NWO was 9.5% for men, 6.06% for women. The prevalence risks of diabetes (odds ratio [OR]1.519, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.262-1.828), Framingham risk score (FRS) ≥10% (OR 1.973, 95% CI 1.596-2.439), hypertension (OR 1.525, 95% CI 1.333-1.745), and metabolic syndrome Mets (OR 2.175, 95% CI 1.920-2.463) significantly increased in the NWO group compared with the normal group. Subgroup analyses showed that, after ruling out participants with abnormal waist circumference, the male group had similar findings to the overall population; but in the female group, the prevalence risks of FRS ≥10%, hypertension, and Mets increased, although the risk of diabetes did not. CONCLUSION: NWO is in a relatively high prevalence in Chinese population, and the prevalence of NWO is higher in Chinese men compared to Chinese women. Cardiometabolic risks significantly increase in an NWO population, and such risks persist after excluding the effect of abdominal obesity.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Several studies have reported increased cardiovascular risks in normal weight obesity (NWO) populations. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of NWO and its relationships with cardiometabolic risks in Chinese patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: The data were from the 2007-2008 China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study. The body fat (BF) was measured using the biological impedance method. NWO was defined as a normal BMI (18.5-23.9 kg/m2) but with excess BF% (BF% ≥ 24% for men and ≥33% for women). 23,748 people (9633 males and 14,115 females) were enrolled and the prevalence of NWO was 9.5% for men, 6.06% for women. The prevalence risks of diabetes (odds ratio [OR]1.519, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.262-1.828), Framingham risk score (FRS) ≥10% (OR 1.973, 95% CI 1.596-2.439), hypertension (OR 1.525, 95% CI 1.333-1.745), and metabolic syndrome Mets (OR 2.175, 95% CI 1.920-2.463) significantly increased in the NWO group compared with the normal group. Subgroup analyses showed that, after ruling out participants with abnormal waist circumference, the male group had similar findings to the overall population; but in the female group, the prevalence risks of FRS ≥10%, hypertension, and Mets increased, although the risk of diabetes did not. CONCLUSION: NWO is in a relatively high prevalence in Chinese population, and the prevalence of NWO is higher in Chinese men compared to Chinese women. Cardiometabolic risks significantly increase in an NWO population, and such risks persist after excluding the effect of abdominal obesity.
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