Overview
- Researchers at Dokuz Eylul University analyzed records from 1,134 adults seen in a tertiary obesity clinic in 2024–2025 and will present the sex-specific patterns at the European Congress on Obesity on May 12–15.
- In men, obesity was tied to larger waistlines, higher systolic blood pressure, and higher liver enzymes and triglycerides, along with higher creatinine.
- In women, obesity was linked to higher total and LDL cholesterol and higher inflammation markers such as C‑reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and platelet counts.
- The authors cautioned that the cross-sectional design cannot show cause and that a mostly Turkish clinic sample limits how widely the results apply.
- If larger and more diverse studies confirm these patterns, screening and treatment could shift toward sex-based strategies for preventing heart disease and type 2 diabetes in people with obesity.