Effect of metabolically healthy obesity on the development of arterial stiffness: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) has been reported to be associated with the development of vascular damage by the carotid intima-media thickness, but the relationship between metabolic health and obesity phenotypes and arterial stiffness is still unknown. Our hypothesized tha...

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Main Authors: Yue Yuan, Jian-Jun Mu, Chao Chu, Wen-Ling Zheng, Yang Wang, Jia-Wen Hu, Qiong Ma, Yu Yan, Yue-Yuan Liao, Chen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-020-00474-8