[1] The BMI does not capture information about percentage body fat (PBF), which is a better predictor of risk due to obesity.
On the basis of these studies, a scoring method has been proposed to identify MONW individuals, based on the presence of associated diseases or biochemical abnormalities related to insulin resistance.
[7][clarification needed] An analysis from an earlier NHANES from 1988 to 1994 found people with NWO had a four-fold higher frequency of metabolic syndrome compared with the low body fat group.
[1] A small study of 11 Asians with MONW published June 2018 found that moderate weight loss through dieting reduced their cardiometabolic risk per improved body composition, lipid profile, and insulin sensitivity.
[10] Magnesium supplementation orally has been shown to improve blood pressure and metabolic profile for those listed as MONW.