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Table 1 The prevalence of MHNW, MUNW, MHOW, MUOW, MHO, and MUO based on different criteria

From: Prevalence of metabolically unhealthy obesity, overweight, and normal weight and the associated risk factors in a southern coastal region, Iran (the PERSIAN cohort study): a cross-sectional study

Criteria

Age (years)

MHNW

MUNW

MHOW

MUOW

MHO

MUO

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Meigs et al., 2006 [23]

35–44

34.0 (32.4–35.7)

2.1 (1.6–2.6)

27.8 (26.2–29.3)

10.3 (9.2–11.3)

14.5 (13.3–15.7)

11.3 (10.2–12.4)

45–54

28.1 (26.4–29.9)

5.6 (4.6–6.5)

22.4 (20.7–24.0)

18.7 (17.1–20.2)

10.1 (8.9–11.3)

15.1 (13.7–15.5)

55–64

27.0 (25.0–29.1)

12.6 (11.0–14.2)

14.5 (12.8–16.1)

23.8 (21.8–25.9)

4.8 (3.8–5.8)

17.2 (15.5–19.0)

65–70

28.3 (24.3–32.3)

16.9 (13.5–20.2)

13.1 (10.1–16.1)

25.7 (21.8–29.7)

3.8 (2.1–5.5)

12.2 (9.3–15.1)

ASSP

 

30.3 (28.9–31.7)

6.4 (5.6–7.1)

22.3 (20.9–23.6)

16.8 (15.6–17.9)

10.4 (9.4–11.3)

13.9 (12.8–14.9)

Aguilar et al., 2008 [24]

35–44

26.4 (24.8–27.9)

9.8 (8.7–10.8)

22.4 (20.9–23.8)

15.7 (14.4–16.9)

12.7 (11.5–13.8)

13.2 (12.0–14.3)

45–54

17.8 (16.3–19.3)

15.9 (14.4–17.4)

17.5 (16.0–19.0)

23.5 (21.8–25.2)

9.2 (8.0–10.3)

16.1 (14.6–17.5)

55–64

15.1 (13.4–16.7)

24.6 (22.5–26.6)

9.9 (8.5–11.3)

28.4 (26.3–30.5)

4.1 (3.2–5.1)

17.9 (16.1–19.7)

65–70

13.5 (10.4–16.6)

31.7 (27.5–35.8)

3.8 (2.1–5.5)

35.0 (30.7–39.3)

1.7 (0.5–2.8)

14.3 (11.2–17.5)

ASSP

 

20.4 (19.2–21.7)

16.2 (15.1–17.3)

17.0 (15.9–18.2)

22.1 (20.8–23.3)

9.1 (8.2–9.9)

15.2 (14.1–16.3)

Iranian [27]

35–44

34.2 (32.6–35.8)

1.9 (1.4–2.4)

28.3 (26.7–29.8)

9.8 (8.7–10.8)

13.4 (12.2–14.6)

12.4 (11.3–13.6)

45–54

29.4 (27.6–31.2)

4.3 (3.5–5.1)

23.5 (21.8–25.2)

17.5 (16.0–19.0)

9.5 (8.4–10.7)

15.7 (14.3–17.2)

55–64

27.9 (25.9–30.1)

11.6 (10.1–13.1)

13.8 (12.2–15.5)

24.5 (22.5–26.5)

4.6 (3.6–5.6)

17.5 (15.7–19.3)

65–70

30.8 (26.7–34.9)

14.3 (11.1–17.5)

10.1 (7.4–12.8)

28.7 (24.6–32.8)

3.4 (1.8–4.9)

12.7 (9.7–15.6)

ASSP

 

31.1 (29.7–32.6)

5.5 (4.8–6.2)

22.5 (21.2–23.8)

16.5 (15.4–17.7)

9.7 (8.8–10.6)

14.6 (13.5–15.7)

  1. Abbreviations: ASSP Age- and sex-standardized prevalence, CI Confidence interval, MHNW Metabolically healthy normal weight, MUNW Metabolically unhealthy normal weight, MHOW Metabolically healthy overweight, MUOW Metabolically unhealthy overweight, MHO Metabolically healthy obesity, MUO Metabolically unhealthy obesity