Reference percentiles for tri-ponderal mass index and its association with general and abdominal obesity among Iranian children and adolescents: A report from the SHED LIGHT study.

Avisa TabibNiloufar SamieiAlireza A GhavidelHooman BakhshandehFeridoun NoohiSaeid HosseiniYousef Rezaei

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2023)

TMI discriminated central obesity by WHtR more accurately than obesity by BMI among Iranian children and adolescents irrespective of sex. Besides it remained relatively constant across age- and sex-specific groups providing a single optimal cut-off point for screening obesity during childhood and adolescence.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
weight gain
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body mass index
adipose tissue
depressive symptoms
skeletal muscle
young adults
early life