Metabolically healthy obese individuals are still at high risk for diabetes : Application of the marginal structural model

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AIM: To assess the effect of obesity phenotype on the incidence of diabetes, considering phenotype as a time-varying exposure.

METHODS: We used community-based cohort data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study, with a 16-year follow-up period. Obesity phenotype was determined using body mass index and metabolic syndrome criteria. The influence of obesity phenotype on the occurrence of diabetes was evaluated using a Cox proportional hazard model and a marginal structural model (MSM).

RESULTS: Obesity phenotypes were defined in 6265 individuals, with diabetes identified in 903 (14.4%) during the follow-up period. Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) exhibited a higher risk of diabetes compared to those with metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNW), with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.48 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15-1.90). This association remained significant after applying the MSM (HR 1.49, 95% CI 1.01-2.20). Moreover, various sensitivity analyses consistently demonstrated a higher risk of diabetes in individuals with MHO compared to those with MHNW.

CONCLUSIONS: 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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism - 26(2024), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 431-440

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Hye Ah [VerfasserIn]
Park, Hyesook [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetes
Journal Article
Metabolic syndrome
Obesity
Risk factor

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.01.2024

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/dom.15329

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36321769X