Identification of Early Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Normal-weight Obesity

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Conditions studied: Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify early cardiovascular disease risk factors in those with "normal-weight obesity" (i.e., normal body, but high body fat percentage) that better track with their long-term cardiovascular disease risk.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05008952

Run by

Oklahoma State University

People needed

30

Starts

2020-09-01

Expected to finish

2021-07-20

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Control group: normal BMI, body fat percentage < 25% for men and 35% for women
• Normal-weight obesity group: normal BMI, body fat percentage > 25% for men and 35% for women
• Metabolic syndrome group: BMI > 30 and 2 or more of the following: blood pressure >130/85 mmHg, fasting glucose >100 mg/dL, fasting triglycerides >150 mg/dL, HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL (men) or < 50 mg/dL (women).

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of pacemaker
• Pregnant
• use of tobacco products
• using lipid lowering drugs

Where it is running

• Oklahoma State University — Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

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