SEP 9, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Adiposity–Metabolic Discordance Identifies Cardiometabolically Heterogeneous Profiles in Normal-Weight Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Medical Sciences
Cross-sectional analysis of a large occupational cohort confirming that BMI-normal adults exhibit metabolic heterogeneity and hidden cardiometabolic risk not detected by weight-based screening alone, replicating established knowledge that adiposity and metabolic dysfunction may diverge.
Important Confirmatory EvidencePedro Juan Tárraga LópezCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityLluís Rodas-Cañellas
Reported
Sample size166008
Concordant healthy phenotype prev…78.9%
Adiposity-only phenotype prevalen…9.8%