Novel subgroups of obesity and their association with outcomes: a data-driven cluster analysis

• Main Authors: Saki Takeshita (Author), Yuichi Nishioka (Author), Yuko Tamaki (Author), Fumika Kamitani (Author), Takako Mohri (Author), Hiroki Nakajima (Author), Yukako Kurematsu (Author), Sadanori Okada (Author), Tomoya Myojin (Author), Tatsuya Noda (Author), Tomoaki Imamura (Author), Yutaka Takahashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity is associated with various complications and decreased life expectancy, and substantial heterogeneity in complications and outcomes has been observed. However, the subgroups of obesity have not yet been clearly defined. This study aimed to identify the subgroups of obesit...