Comparison of baseline characteristics between the groups divided by metabolic health and obesity status.

MHNO, metabolically healthy non-obese; MHO, metabolically healthy obese; MUHNO, metabolically unhealthy non-obese; MUHO, metabolically unhealthy obese; FBS, fasting blood sugar; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment index - insulin resistance, IFG, impaired fasting glucose. *P values for one-way ANOVA test. a,b,c,d,e Same letters denote no significant differences between the designated groups in post-hoc analyses. Otherwise, groups showed significant differences between each groups with post-hoc analyses. †Values for waist circumference were available only in 2900 subjects due to the inconsistency in measurement method. ‡Subjects who have ever smoked more than 5 packs of cigarettes.