Relationship between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes in different ethnicity: a prospective cohort study in southwest China

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 2798 - 11
• Main Authors: Wang, Xin, Wu, Yanli, Wang, Yiying, Zhou, Jie, Liu, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13.10.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Body size; Body weight; Care and treatment; China - epidemiology; China - ethnology; Complications and side effects; Cultural differences; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology; Diagnosis; East Asian People; Ethnicity; Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data; Female; Genetic aspects; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Humans; Male; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolically healthy overweight/obesity; Methods; Middle Aged; Minorities; Minority & ethnic groups; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - ethnology; Obesity, Metabolically Benign - ethnology; Overweight; Overweight - epidemiology; Overweight - ethnology; Population (statistical); Prospective cohort study; Prospective Studies; Public health; Risk Factors; Risk reduction; Sensitivity analysis; Statistical analysis; Subgroups; Type 2 diabetes; China; Type 2 diabetes; Ethnicity; Metabolically healthy overweight/obesity; Prospective cohort study

To estimate and compare the association between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity (MHO) and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among different ethnic groups in southwest China, while also exploring possible ethnic differences. This is a prospective cohort study of 6,820 participants in Southw...