Cardiovascular outcomes in metabolically healthy Asian-American population with obesity (18–44 years): Insights from the National Inpatient Sample

Abstract Objective: Obesity, often associated with cardiometabolic risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, is a predictor of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in hospitalized patients. However, in-hospital outcomes among young, metabolically healthy (MHO) Asians with obesity have not been explored. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study that utilized 2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to identify hospitalizations of metabolically healthy young (18–44 years) Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders (AA/API). Demographically matched cohorts of metabolically healthy Asians with obesity