But the differences between the metabolically healthy obese and the metabolically abnormal obese are inconsistent. And, though age, sex, ethnicity, waist circumference, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption all correlate with metabolic phenotypes, the BMI is unable to distinguish between the two groups.
但代谢健康肥胖和代谢异常肥胖之间的差异并不具有确定性。而且，虽然年龄、性别、种族、腰围、体力活动、吸烟和饮酒等因素均与代谢表型相关，但体重指数无法显示出两者之间的差别。