Kim MH, et al. - Researchers investigated the link between subclinical inflammation and metabolic risk factors by analyzing data collected from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2015, conducted from January to December 2015. They also looked for the difference in these associations between normal and obese Korean individuals. The reported prevalence of obesity in the study population was 34.5%. Findings revealed high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels of 0.6-1.0 mg/L were related to increased metabolic risk factors. hs-CRP associated with increased waist circumference and high BP was observed in obese individuals. Notably, subclinical inflammation was found to be related to impaired fasting glucose, high triglycerides levels, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in normal weight Koreans.