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DiabetolMetabSyndr(2015)7:68DOI10
1186/s13098-015-0063-yRESEARCHObesitywithmetabolicabnormalityisassociatedwiththepresenceofcarotidatherosclerosisinKoreanmen:across-sectionalstudyHa‑NaKim,Se‑HongKim,Young‑MiEunandSang‑WookSong*AbstractBackground:Obesityisariskfactorforcardiovasculardisease,butmetabolicdisturbancescanalsoleadtothedevel‑opmentofthisdisease
Therefore,weinvestigatedtheassociationsbetweenobesitysubtype,consideringbothbodyweightandmetabolicdisturbances,andcarotidatherosclerosisasapredictorofcardiovasculardiseaseinKoreanmen
Methods:Datafromatotalof980menwereanalysedinthisstudy
Obesitysubtypeswereclassifiedasnormalweightwithoutmetabolicsyndrome(metabolicallyhealthynormalweight;MHNW),obesitywithoutmetabolicsyndrome(metabolicallyhealthy,butobese;MHO),normalweightwithmetaboli