Risks for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia lower in those with obesity based on waist circumference, waist circumference and BMI<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b>
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MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fast subjective walking speed is associated with lower odds of metabolic diseases among individuals with obesity, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Scientific Reports<\/em>.<\/p>\n Yuiko Yamamoto, from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and colleagues examined the association between walking speed and metabolic diseases in a cross-sectional analysis involving 8,578 individuals with a body mass index \u226525.0 kg\/m2<\/sup>, 9,626 individuals with waist circumference \u226585 cm in men and \u226590 cm in women, and 6,742 individuals who met both criteria of body mass index and waist circumference.<\/p>\n The researchers found that individuals with obesity based on body mass index and fast subjective walking speed showed a significantly lower risk for diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia in the model adjusted for age and sex (risk ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 0.70 [0.63 to 0.77] and 0.97 [0.94 to 1.00], respectively). Fast subjective walking speed showed a significant negative association with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia among those with obesity based on waist circumference (risk ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 0.94 [0.90 to 0.97], 0.70 [0.64 to 0.77], and 0.96 [0.94 to 0.99], respectively) and both body mass index and waist circumference (risk ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 0.95 [0.92 to 0.99], 0.70 [0.63 to 0.77], and 0.96 [0.94 to 0.99], respectively).<\/p>\n “This study revealed that even in those with obesity, who have a higher risk of metabolic diseases, a fast subjective walking speed was associated with lower odds of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia,” the authors write.<\/p>\n