168. Unpacking BMI Significance: Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy Obesity and Metabolic Profile Predictors Among Adolescents Enrolled in a Weight Management Program

Abstract

Adolescent obesity continues to rise, with body mass index (BMI) commonly used as an adiposity surrogate. While obesity correlates with metabolic syndrome risk, individuals with the same BMI do not have equivalent health risks. In 2018, the first pediatric consensus definition for metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) was proposed. Identifying MHO patients is clinically relevant for personalizing interventions by cardiometabolic phenotype. The objective of this study was to examine baseline MHO and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) prevalence and identify metabolic and anthropomorphic predictors among adolescents enrolled in weight management.