Association between metabolically healthy obesity and carotid intima-media thickness in Korean adolescents with overweight and obesity

• Main Authors: Sohyun Shin (Author), Hwa Young Kim (Author), Joowon Lee (Author), Young Jin Ryu (Author), Ji Young Kim (Author), Jaehyun Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Data regarding the association between metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and preclinical atherosclerosis in childhood are lacking. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a noninvasive method used to assess cardiovascular risk. This study examined the relationships among cIMT, metabolic p...