Prevalence and clinical characteristics of metabolically unhealthy obesity in an Iranian adult population

Karamatollah Rahmanian,1 Mohammad Shojaei,2 Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi21Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran; 2Research Center for Non-communicable Diseases, Internal Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, IranPurpose: The incidence of obesity is globally increasing and it is a predisposing factor for morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the prevalence of metabolically unhealthy (MU) individuals and its determinants according to body mass index (BMI).Materials and method: In our cross-sectional study, 891 persons aged 30 years or older participated. Participants were classified as obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25–