Research Article

Higher Serum Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated with Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity in Obese Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Analysis of the threshold effect of NPY on MUO.

Inflection point of NPY (per 10 pg/mL increment)Effect size (OR)95% CI

<471.51.00(0.90–1.11)0.9920
≥471.51.18(1.07–1.29)0.0007

The associated effect size was quantified by OR and 95% CI. Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, WC, WHR, TC, LDL-C, and HbA1c.