Publications by authors named "Elsa Ojalehto Lindfors"
Diabetes Obes Metab
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- About 10%-30% of obese individuals are considered metabolically healthy (MHO), but the traits that define this group compared to those with metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) are not well understood.
- The study analyzed data from over 9,800 individuals with obesity, looking at factors like physical activity, education, depressive symptoms, and genetic predisposition related to BMI to see how they differ between MHO and MUO.
- Findings showed that MHO individuals had better physical activity levels, education, and lower depressive symptoms than MUO individuals, but these factors did not predict whether MHO individuals would become metabolically unhealthy over four years, although a higher genetic predisposition for BMI suggested a potential for stability in M
