Author(s)

Zhang Suhong ¹, Zhou Jingmin ¹, Fan Jingjing ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Nursing, Xinjiang Medical University, 830017, Urumqi, China

Corresponding Author

Fan Jingjing

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the distribution of obesity-related metabolic phenotypes among 10,740 adults in Urumqi using multistage stratified random sampling from April 2023 to December 2024. Participants were grouped into four subtypes based on obesity and metabolic health: MHNO (52.7%), MHO (10.9%), MUNO (21.3%), and MUO (15.1%). Statistically significant differences were observed among the groups for all examined characteristics (P < 0.001). The MUO group exhibited the highest levels of key metabolic indicators, while the MHNO group had the lowest. The prevalence of MUNO and MUO increased with age, especially among those aged 60 and above. In summary, obesity-related metabolic phenotypes among Urumqi adults vary considerably, with metabolic abnormalities most pronounced among obese and older individuals.

KEYWORDS

Metabolic phenotype of obesity, Epidemiological characteristics, Adult population, Urumqi

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhang Suhong, Zhou Jingmin, Fan Jingjing. Analysis of the Epidemiological Characteristics of Different Obesity Metabolic Phenotypes in the Adult Population of Urumqi. Social Medicine and Health Management (2026). Vol. 7, No.1, 64-69. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/socmhm.2026.070108.

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