Risk of arterial stiffness according to metabolically healthy obese phenotype: a combined cross-sectional and longitudinal study in kailuan cohort

We aim to investigate the risk of incident arterial stiffness according metabolically healthy obese (MHO) phenotype in Chinese population. 37,180 participants with at least one-time measurement branchial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) were included cross-sectional analysis, and 16,236 repeated baPWV during follow-ups longitudinal study. Cross-classification body mass index (BMI) categories metabolic health status created six groups. Linear logistic regression analyses used. The results investigation essentially same, as abnormality increased BMI participants, while increasing tendency disappeared unhealthy participants. A 1.4-fold, 2.2-fold for new occurrence documented MHO compared normal-weight controls fully adjusted model. Further stratified analysis showed that was an interaction factor between all study populations (P=0.0001 P=0.0238 study). In conclusion, contribute progression stiffness, is positively associated only